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Nutrition Flashcards

1
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Fat soluble vitamins

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A, D, E, K

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What type of vitamins are more commonly accumulate to toxic levels

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Fat soluble vitamins since accumulate in fat

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Common causes of malabsorption syndromes with steatorrhea that lead to fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies

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Cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, or mineral oil intake

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Site of B12 storage

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Liver

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5
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Duration of B12 storage before symptoms develop

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3-4 years

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Symptoms of B-complex deficiencies

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Dermatitis, glossitis, and diarrhea

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7
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Thiamine

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Vitamin B1

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Function of vitamin B1

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In thymine pyrophosphate (TPP), a cofactor for several dehydrogenase reactions

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Enzymes that require vitamin B1

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Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, Transketolase, Pyruvate dehydrogenase (think ATP)

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10
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Consequence of vitamin B1 deficiency in alcoholics or malnourished patients

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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and Beriberi

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Classic triad of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

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Confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia

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Damage caused by Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

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Damage to medial dorsal nucleus of thalamus and mammillary bodies

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13
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How is diagnosis of vitamin B1 deficiency made?

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Increased RBC transketolase after giving vitamin B1

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14
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Tissues more affected first by vitamin B1 deficiency

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Highly aerobic tissues like brain and heart

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15
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Disease in vitamin B1 deficiency that presents with polyneuritis and symmetrical muscle wasting

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Dry beriberi

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16
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Treatment for alcoholics or malnourished patients

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Give thiamine before glucose to prevent Wernicke encephalopathy

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Disease in vitamin B1 deficiency that presents with dilated cardiomyopathy and edema

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Wet beriberi

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18
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Inflammation of lips, scaling, and fissures at the corners of the mouth

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cheilosis

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19
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FAD and FMN are derived from what vitamin

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Vitamin B2

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20
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Two cofactors derived from vitamin B2 used in redox reactions

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FAD and FMN

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21
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Consequence of vitamin B2 deficiency

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Cheilosis and corneal vascularization

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22
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Cofactors derived from vitamin B2

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FAD and FMN

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23
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Which B vitamin is niacin

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Vitamin B3

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24
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Which B vitamin is riboflavin

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Vitamin B2

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25
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Vitamin that is an essential component of coenzyme A

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Vitamin B5

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26
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Consequence of vitamin B3 deficiency

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Glossitis and pellagra

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27
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What amino acid is niacin derived from?

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Tryptophan

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28
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Synthesis of niacin requires what two vitamins

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Vitamin B3 and B6

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29
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Autosomal recessive disorder that can cause niacin deficiency

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Hartnup disease

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30
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Causes of niacin deficiency

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Hartnup disease, isoniazid, malignant carcinoid syndrome

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31
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Symptoms of Pellagra

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Diarrhea, Dementia, Dermatitis

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32
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Patient who presents with dermatitis, enteritis, alopecia, and adrenal insufficiency is deficient in what vitamin

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Vitamin B5

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33
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Other name for vitamin B5

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Pantothenic acid

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34
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Presentation of excess nitrogen

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Facial flushing, hyperglycemia and hyperuricemia

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35
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Facial flushing in niacin excess can be avoided how?

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Taking aspirin with niacin

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36
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Mechanism of Hartnup disease

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Not enough niacin made since not enough tryptophan is reabsorbed due to insufficient neutral amino acid transporters in proximal renal tubular cells and enterocytes

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37
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Treatment for Hartnup disease

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High protein diet and nicotinic acid

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38
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What vitamin is found in NAD and NAD+

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Niacin (B3)

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39
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Patient who presents with broad collar rash, hyperpigmentation of sun-exposed skin with diarrhea and dementia is deficient in what vitamin

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Vitamin B3 (niacin)

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40
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What vitamin is an essential component of CoA and fatty acid synthase

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Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)

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41
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Vitamin converted to pyridoxal phosphate, a cofactor in transamination, decarboxylation rxns, and glycogen phosphorylase

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Vitamin B6

42
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Other name for vitamin B6

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Pyridoxine

43
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Drugs that cause vitamin B6 deficiency

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Isoniazid and OCPs

44
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Symptoms of vitamin B6 deficiency

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Convulsions, hyperirritability, peripheral neuropathy

45
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Type of anemia caused by vitamin B6 deficiency

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Sideroblastic anemia

46
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Neurotransmitters that require vitamin B6

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Serotonin, epinephrine, NE, dopamine, GABA

47
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Cofactor for carboxylation enzymes

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Vitamin B7 (biotin)

48
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What can cause biotin deficiency?

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Antibiotic use or eating too many egg whites

49
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What component in egg whites causes biotin deficiency?

50
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Vitamin important in synthesis of nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA

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Folate (Vitamin B9)

51
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Other name for vitamin B7

52
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What is folate converted to?

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THF, a coenzyme for 1-carbon transfer/methylation reactions

53
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Source of folate

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Leafy green vegetables

54
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Part of GI tract that absorbs folate

55
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Type of anemia caused by folate deficiency

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Macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia

56
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Labs indicating folate deficiency

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Increased homocysteine and normal methylmalonic acid

57
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Other name for vitamin B12

58
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Most common vitamin deficiency in the U.S. and seen in alcoholism and pregnancy

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Folate deficiency (B9)

59
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Source of B12

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Animal products

60
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Neurological deficit caused by B12 deficiency

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Paresthesias from degeneration of dorsal columns, lateral corticospinal tracts, and spinocerebellar tracts

61
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Lab values seen in B12 deficiency

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Increased homocysteine and methylmalonic acid and folate deficiency

62
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Consequence of prolonged B12 deficiency

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Irreversible nerve damage

63
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Part of GI tract that absorbs vitamin B12

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Terminal ileum

64
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Vitamin B12 binding protein required for proper absorption

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Intrinsic factor

65
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Type of diet that causes B12 deficiency

66
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Storage site for B12 in body

67
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Function of ascorbic acid

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Antioxidant and reduces iron

68
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Source of vitamin C

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Fruits and vegetables

69
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Consequence of Vitamin C deficiency

70
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Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of what two amino acids

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Proline and lysine in collagen synthesis

71
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Collagen synthesis defect that presents with corkscrew hair and poor wound healing

72
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Symptoms of excess vitamin C

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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis

73
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Vitamin C excess increases the risk of what in those with transfusion or hereditary hemochromatosis

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Iron toxicity

74
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Other name for vitamin D2

A

Ergocalciferol

75
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Source of ergocalciferol

76
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Other name for vitamin D3

A

Cholecalciferol

77
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Source of cholecalciferol

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Sun-exposed skin and milk

78
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Storage form of vitamin D

79
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Active form of vitamin D

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1,25-(OH)2 D3

80
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Function of vitamin D

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Increased intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate

81
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Low levels of vitamin D increase what bone process

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Increased bone mineralization

82
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Vitamin D deficiency in children

83
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Vitamin D deficiency in adults

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Osteomalacia

84
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High levels of vitamin D increases what bone process

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Increased bone resorption

85
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Malnutrition not causing edema resulting in muscle wasting

86
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Kwashiorkor results from deficiency of which macromolecule

87
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Presentation of Kwashiorkor

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Edema, anemia, fatty liver, and skin lesions

88
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Cause of fatty liver in Kwashiorkor

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Decreased apolipoprotein synthesis

89
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Cause of edema in Kwashiorkor

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Decreased plasma oncotic pressure

90
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Vitamin important in transcription factor motif

91
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Presentation of Zinc deficiency

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Delayed wound healing, hypogonadism, decreased adult hair

92
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Vitamin K dependent clotting factors

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Factors II, VII, IX, X, protein C and S

93
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What anticoagulant inhibits vitamin K

94
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Acrodermatitis enteropathica is seen in what vitamin deficiency

95
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Vitamin that protects RBCs and membranes from free radical damage

96
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What does vitamin D do to warfarin

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Enhances its anticoagulation effects

97
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Presentation of vitamin E deficiency

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Hemolytic anemia, acanthocytosis, muscle weakness, posterior column and spinocerebellar tract degeneration

98
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Other name for vitamin E

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Tocopherol or tocotrienol

99
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Enzyme that activates vitamin K

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Epoxide reductase

100
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Why are neonates given vitamin K injection at birth

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Prevents hemorrhagic disease since cannot make vitamin K (sterile intestines)

Biochemistry-First Aid 2017 (5 decks)

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