Nutrition

Question 1

Vitamin D
(calciferol)
Deficiency

Answer 1

Rickets (children): Abnormal shape and structure of bones.

Osteomalacia (Adults): The weakening and softening of bones.

Question 2

Vitamin D
(calciferol)
toxicity

Answer 2

Calcification of soft tissue.

Question 3

Choline
toxicity

Answer 3

Hypotension, sweating, diarrhea, fishy body odor

Question 4

Choline
deficiency

Answer 4

Liver damage

Question 5

Vitamin K
deficiency

Answer 5

Increases prothrombin time
In severe cases, hemorrhaging

Question 6

Vitamin E
(Alph-Tocopherol)
toxicity

Answer 6

Increased tendency to hemorrhage

Question 7

Vitamins E
(Alpha-tocopherol)
deficiency

Answer 7

Peripheral Neuropathy
Ataxia
Skeletal myopathy
Retinopathy
Impairment of immune response

Question 8

Vitamin C
(Asorbic Acid)
deficiency

Answer 8

Scurvy: gingivitis, bleeding gums, easy bruising, increased infections, poor wound healing, rough skin, joint pain, muscle atrophy, fatigue.

Question 9

Vitamin C
(Asorbic Acid)
toxicity

Answer 9

Abdominal cramps
Diarrhea

Question 10

Vitamin B9
(Folic Acid)
toxicity

Answer 10

Sometimes masks vitamin B12 deficiency.
Interferes with the anticonvulsant drug Phenytoin (Dilantin).