Nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
How does B1 deficiency present?
A
Thiamine
Muscle weakness
Anergia
Wernickes and Korsakoff
Beri-Beri
2
Q
How does B7 deficiency present?
A
Biotin
Alopecia
Dermatitis
3
Q
How does B3 deficiency present?
A
Niacin
Pellagra
Diarrhoea
Dermatitis - Casal’s necklace
Dementia
4
Q
How does B6 deficiency present?
A
Pyroxidine
Seizures
5
Q
How does vitamin E deificiency present?
A
Hyporeflexia
Tremor
6
Q
How does B12 deficiency present?
A
Pernicious anaemia
Glossitis
7
Q
Which vitamins are fat soluble?
A
ADEK
8
Q
How is iron deficiency anaemia investigated?
A
Upper and lower GI endoscopy
9
Q
What causes rickets?
A
Vitamin D deficiency
10
Q
What causes scurvy?
A
Vitamin C deficiency
11
Q
What are the signs of scurvy?
A
Anorexia Bleeding problems/poor would healing Catechexia Gum problems Muscle weakness and pain Oedema
12
Q
What is the cause of xerophthalmia?
A
Vitamin A deficiency
13
Q
What are the signs of xerophthalmia?
A
Blindness
- Bitot’s spots
- Clody, soft cornea
- Dry conjunctivae
