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Fat Soluble Vitamins

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A, D, E, K

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Water Soluble Vitamins

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B1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, ascorbic acid

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Thiamine

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B1 - TPP

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Riboflavin

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B2 - FAD, FMN, redox reactions

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Niacin

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B3 - NAD, redox rxns

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Pantothenic acid

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B5 - CoA

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Pyridoxin

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B6 - PLP

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Biotin

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B7

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Folate

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B9

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Cobalamin

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B12 - stored in liver

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11
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Vitamin used to measles amd AML subtype M3

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Vit A

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Liver and Leafy Greens

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Vit A

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Deficiency of Vit A

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nyctalopia (night blindness), xerosis cutis (dry scaly skin), alopecia, keratomalacia (corneal degen), immune suppression

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Vit A during pregnancy

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cleft palate, cardiac abnormalities

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Excess Vit A

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arthralgia, scaly skin, alopecia, cerebral edema, pseudotumor cerebri, osteoporosis, liver :(

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Isotertinoin

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prescribed for severe acne

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Cofactor for Pyruvate dehydrogenase

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Vit B1 - thiamin, TPP

links glycolysis to TCA cycle

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Cofactor for alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

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Vit B1 - thiamin, TPP

in TCA cycle

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Cofactor for Transketolase

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Vit B1 - thiamin, TPP

in HMP shunt

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Cofactor for Branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase

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Vit B1 - thiamin, TPP

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Confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia + confabulation, personality change, permanent memory loss

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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

deficient in Thiamine (VitB1)

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Dry Beriberi

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polyneuritis, symmetrical muscle wasting

vit B1 deficiency

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Wet Beriberi

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high-output cardiac failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, edema

vitB1 deficiency

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Area of Brain damaged in Wernicke-Korsakoff

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medial dorsal nucleus of thalamus and mammillary bodies

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Diagnosis of VitB1 deficiency

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incease in RBC transketolase activity following vitB1 adminitration

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Cheilosis

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Inflammation of lips, scaling and fissures at corners of mouth. Vit B2 deficiency

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27
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Corneal Vascularization (what vit?)

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deficiency of Vit B2

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Vitamine derived from Tryptophan

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Niacin, synthesis requires B2 and B6

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29
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Lowers VLDL and raises HDL

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Niacin

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30
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Pellegra

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Niacin Deficiency

Diarrhea, Dementia, Dermatitis

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Hartnup disease

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decreased tryptophan absorption which can cause niacin deficiency

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32
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Isoniazid

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can cause decrease in niacin and Vit B6

S/E - SLE, peripheral hepatitis

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33
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Excess Niacin

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Facial Flushing induced by prostaglandin

hyperglycemia, and hyperuricemia

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Essential part of FA synthase

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Pantothenate (vit B5)

also essential for CoA for acyl transfers

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Dermatitis, enteritis, alopecia, adrenal insufficiency

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Vit B5 deficiency

36
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Vitamin necessary to synthesis of 5HT, Epi, NE, DA and GABA

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Vitamin B6, pyridoxine

37
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cofactor used in transamination

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Vitamin B6, pyridoxine

38
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Cofactor used in decarboxylation reaction

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Vitamin B6, pyridoxine

39
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Deficiency inducible by isoniazid and oral contraceptives

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Vitamin B6, pyridoxine

40
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Sideroblastic anemia with this vitamin

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Vitamin B6, pyridoxine deficiency

due to impaired Hb and iron excess

41
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Vitamin B6 deficiency

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Convulsions, hyperirritability, peripheral neuropathy

42
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Cofactor for carboxylation enzymes (adds 1 carbon group)

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Vitamin B7, biotin

43
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Excessive ingestion of raw egg whites

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Avidin in egg white bind biotin

causes dermatitis, alopecia, and enteritis

44
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Converted to THF, a coenzyme for 1-cabon transfer.methylation reactions

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Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

45
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Important for synthesis of nitrogenous bases

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Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

46
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Where Vitamin B9 (folic acid) absorbed

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Jejunum

47
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Deficiency of Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

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Macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia

hypersegmented PMNs, glossitis

48
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Most common vitamin deficiency in US

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Vitamin B9 (folic acid), seen in alcoholism and pregnancy

49
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Labs for Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

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increased homocysteine, normal methylmalonic acid

50
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Drugs that cause Vitamin B9 (folic acid) deficiency

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Phenytoin, Sulfonamides, Methotrexate

51
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Where Vitamin B12 is absorbed

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Terminal Ileum, same area affected by Crohn’s

52
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Cofactor for homocysteine methyltransferase and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase

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Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
transfers CH3 groups as methylcobalamin
53
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Neurological structure affected by Vit B12 deficiency

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Dorsal Columns, Lateral Corticospinal Tracts and spinocerebellar tracts

54
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Labs for Vit B12 deficiency

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increased serum homocysteine nad methylmalonic acis

55
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Diphyllobothrium latum

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Vit B12 deficiency

56
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Lack of intrinsic factor (antibodies against is)

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Pernicious anemia - Vit B12 deficiency

57
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Reduces Iron to Fe 2+ state

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Vitamin C

58
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Necessary for dopamine beta-hydroxylase

A

Vitamin C

that rxn converts DA to NE

59
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Ancillary Tx for methemoglobinemia

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Vitamin C to reduce Fe3+ to 2+

60
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Necessary for hydroxylation of proline and lysine in collagen synthesis

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Vitamin C

61
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S&S of Scurvy

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Vitamin C deficiency
swollen gums, bruising, hemarthosis, anemia, poor wound healing, perifollicular and subperiosteal hemorrhages, “corkscrew hair”

62
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Calcium Oxalate Nephrolithiasis

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Exces Vitamin C

63
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Ergocalciferol

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Vitamin D2, ingested from plants

64
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Cholecalciferol

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consumed in milk, formed in stratum basale of sunexposed skin, Vitamine D3

65
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Active form of Vit D

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1,25-(OH)2

Calcitriol

66
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Vitamin supplemented in breastfed infants

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Vitamin D

67
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Sarcoidosis

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Excess Vit D due activation of epithelioid macrophages

68
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Tocopherol/Tocotrienol

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Vitamin E

69
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Function of Vitamin E

A

antioxidant that protects erythrocytes and membranes from free radical damage

70
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Vitamin that ENHANCES anticoagulant effect of Warfarin

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Vitamin E

71
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Deficiency of this vitamin looks like Deficiency of Vitamin B12 without megaloblastic anemia, hypersegmented PMNs or increased serum methylmalonic acid

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Vitamin E

also cause hemolytic anemia, acanthocytosis, muscle weakness, post column and spinocerebellar tract demyelination

72
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Blood Clotting

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Vitamin K

73
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Factors associated with Vitamin K

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II, VII, IX, X

proteins C and S

74
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PT, aPTT and bleeding time for vit K deficiency

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increase in both PT and aPTT

normal bleeding time

75
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Acrodermatitis enteropathica

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Zinc deficiency

periorifacial and acral dermatitis, alopecia and diarrhe

76
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Dysgeusia, Anosmia

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Zinc deficiency
dysgeusia means can’t taste
anosmia means can’t smell

77
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May predispose to alcoholic cirrhosis

A

Zinc deficiency

78
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Limiting reagent in Ethanol Metabolism

A

NAD+ (niacin)

79
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NADH/NAD ratio in ethanol metabolism

A

increases causing pyruvate to lactate (lactic acidosis)
oxaloacetate to malate (prevents gluconeogenesis)
glyceraldehyde-3-Phos to glycerol-3-Phos which combine with fatty acids to make TGs (hepatosteatosis)

80
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Fomepizole

A

Inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase and is an antidote for methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning

81
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Disulfram

A

Antabuse
inhibits acetaldehyde dehydrogenase so acetaldehyde accumulates increasing hangover symptoms
decreases desire to drink

82
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Small child, Swollen belly

A

Kwashiorikor

Protein Malnutrition, edema, liver malfunction, fatty liver from decrease apolipoprotein synthesis

83
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Emaciated

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Marasmus

total calorie malnutrition resulting in tissue and muscle wasting, loss of subQ fat and variable edema

84
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Future Career if Doctoring Doesn’t Work out

A

Hobo or possible trophy wife

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