GI Vitamins

Question 1

Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency

Answer 1

Beriberi
—> Wet beriberi: heart failure
—-> dry beriberi: Peripheral neuropathy
Wernicke encephalopathy: 1) ataxia, 2) global confusion 3) ophthalmoplegia (paralysis or abnormal ocular muscles
Korsakoff dementia: memory loss & confabulation

Question 2

Wernicke encephalopathy:

Answer 2

1) ataxia, 2) global confusion 3) ophthalmoplegia (paralysis or abnormal ocular muscles)

associated with vitamin B1 (thiamine deficiency)

Question 3

Vitamine B2 riboflavin deficiency

Answer 3

oral-ocular-genital syndrome
oral: purple tongue, angular cheilosis
ocular: photophobia & corneal lesions
genital: scrotal dermatitis

Question 4

Vitamin B3 niacin deficiency

Answer 4

Pellagra: dermatitis (hyperpigmented scaling of skin), diarrhea, dementia/delusions

Question 5

Vit B6 pyridoxine deficiency

Answer 5

peripheral neuropathy

Question 6

Vitamin C ascorbic acid deficiency

Answer 6

scurvy: perifollicular hemorrhage, follicular hyperplasia, poor wound healing, gum bleeding

decreased vitamin c = decreased connective tissue strength.

Question 7

which diabetic medicationis known to cause B12 cobalamin deficiency?

Answer 7

metformin