Nutrition

Question 1

Name of vitamin A?

Answer 1

Retinol

Question 2

Name of vitamin E?

Answer 2

Tocopherol

Question 3

Name of vitamin K?

Answer 3

Phylloquinone

Question 4

Name of vitamin B1?

Answer 4

Thiamine

Question 5

Name of vitamin B2?

Answer 5

Riboflavin

Question 6

Name of vitamin B3?

Answer 6

Niacin

Question 7

Name of vitamin B5?

Answer 7

Pantothenic acid (“Pentothenic acid”)

Question 8

Name of vitamin B6?

Answer 8

Pyridoxine

Question 9

Name of vitamin B9?

Answer 9

Folate

Question 10

Name of vitamin B12?

Answer 10

Cyanocobalamin

Question 11

Presentation of vitamin A deficiency?

Answer 11

Blindness (worldwide); dry eyes

Question 12

Presentation of vitamin A excess?

Answer 12

Pseudotumor cerebri, yellow/orange appearance

Question 13

Presentation of vitamin B1 deficiency?

Answer 13

Beri Beri–confusion, peripheral paralysis, muscle weakness, tachycardia, cardiomegaly

Question 14

Presentation of vitamin B2 deficiency?

Answer 14

Anemia, angular stomatitis, seborrheic dermatitis

Question 15

Presentation of vitamin B3 deficiency?

Answer 15

Pallagra (3 D’s–dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia)

Question 16

Presentation of vitamin B6 deficiency?

Answer 16

Tongue swelling, rash, neuropathy

Question 17

Presentation of vitamin folate deficiency?

Answer 17

Large tongue, macrocytic anemia

Question 18

Presentation of vitamin B12 deficiency?

Answer 18

Macrocytic anemia (can be from bowel disease or pernicious anemia)

Question 19

Presentation of vitamin C deficiency?

Answer 19

Bleeding gums, scurvy, poor wound healing, leg tenderness

Question 20

Vitamin C can trigger _____ in ______ (disease).

Answer 20

Hemolytic crisis in G6PD deficiency

Question 21

Presentation of vitamin E deficiency?

Answer 21

Hemolytic anemia in premies, weakness and neuropathies in older children, peripheral edema, thrombocytosis

Question 22

Presentation of vitamin E excess?

Answer 22

Liver toxicity

Question 23

Presentation of vitamin K deficiency?

Answer 23

Hemorrhagic disease of newborn, bleeding signs

Question 24

Presentation of vitamin D deficiency?

Answer 24

Delayed suture/fontanel closure, fontal bossing, skull thickening, widened physes of wrists/ankles, tibial/femoral bowing, enlarged costochondral joints, can have normal Ca and Phos but high PTH and alk phos

Question 25

Presentaiton of vitamin D excess?

Answer 25

Hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, N/V, weakness, polyuria/polydipsia, possible AKI, nephrolithiasis

Question 26

Presentation of zinc deficiency?

Answer 26

Acrodermatitis enteropathica–periorificial and limb dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea

Question 27

Shortcut to calculating daily caloric requirments?

Answer 27

Same as calculating daily fluids–100-50-20

Question 28

Contraindications to breast feeding (BAD BREAST)?

Answer 28

Bad Bugs (TB)
Antithyroid meds
Diseases, sexually transmitted (HIV, HSV on breast)
Bad Bugs (CMV)
Radioactive meds and other chemicals (including chemo)
Errors of metabolism (Galactosemia, PKU, urea cycle defects)
Anti-giardia meds (Flagyl)
Sulfonamides
Tetracycline