Nutrition

Question 1

Drugs that predisposed to folate deficiency?

Answer 1

Sulfasalazine, phenytoin, methotrexate

Question 2

Giving folate to a B12 deficient patient will correct this, but not this?

Answer 2

Anemia, but not neuropathy

Question 3

Thiamine deficiency results in?

Answer 3

Beriberi - high output heart failure, neurologic disease,

Question 4

Niacin deficiency results in? Consist of?

Answer 4

Pellagra

Photosensitive dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea

Question 5

Deficiencies of these two B vitamins are very similar?

Answer 5

B2 (riboflavin) and B6 (pyridoxine)

Angular stomatitis, cheilosis, seborrheic dermatitis, neuropathy, anemia

Question 6

Vitamin A deficiency? Toxicity?

Answer 6

Follicular hyperkeratosis, night blindness, eye dryness

Alopecia, hepatotoxicity, exfoliating rash, ataxia, yellow skin (carotenemia)

Question 7

Vitamin D deficiency? Toxicity?

Answer 7

Rickets, osteomalacia

Hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia

Question 8

Vitamin E deficiency? Toxicity?

Answer 8

Posterior column disease, no policies, hemolysis

Coagulopathy

Question 9

Vitamin K deficiency? Toxicity?

Answer 9

Bleeding

Hemolytic anemia, jaundice

Question 10

Toxicity of this vitamin will cause deficiency in this vitamin?

Answer 10

E; K

Question 11

R factor produced by? Intrinsic factor produced by?

Answer 11

Salivary gland

Gastric parietal cells

Question 12

Koilonychia Associated with?

Answer 12

Iron deficiency ( spoon nails)

Question 13

Zinc toxicity leads to deficiency in?

Answer 13

Copper

Question 14

Toxicity of this leads to Parkinson’s like symptoms?

Answer 14

Manganese

Question 15

Deficiency in this has been associated with an a endemic cardiomyopathy in China?

Answer 15

Selenium

Question 16

X-linked Disorder that leads to copper deficiency?

Answer 16

Menkes

Question 17

Patient presents with alopecia, diarrhea, and a periorificial and acral cutaneous rash? Disorder of?

Answer 17

Acrodermatitis enteropathica

Zinc metabolism leading to zinc deficiency