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NBCE Part II/III. Physiotherapy/Vitamins (Irene Gold Associates) > Page: 1-2 (Vitamins) > Flashcards

Page: 1-2 (Vitamins) Flashcards

1
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Deficiency of what vitamin causes Night blindness?

A

Vitamin A (retinol)

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Deficiency of what vitamin causes Pellagra?

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Vitamin B3 (niacin)

Pellagra = 4 D’s, Dementia, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Death

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Deficiency of what vitamin causes Beri Beri?

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Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

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Deficiency of what vitamin causes capillary fragility and scurvy?

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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

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Deficiency of what vitamin causes Rickets (Osteomalcia- bone softening)?

A

Vitamin D

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Deficiency of what vitamin causes Cheilosis?

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Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

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Deficiency of what vitamin causes Glossitis?

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Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

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Deficiency of what vitamin from alcoholism causes Wernicke Kosakoff syndrome?

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Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

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Deficiency of what vitamin is a megaloblastic (microcytic) anemia seen in alcoholics?

A

Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

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Deficiency of what vitamin is a megaloblastic anemia (positive Schilling test)?

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Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

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Deficiency of what vitamin causes bleeding gums, poor wound healing, bruises easily, and swollen gums?

A

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

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Deficiency of what vitamin presents with Rachitic rosary near the sternum and Saber shin?

A

Vitamin D

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13
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What vitamin is used to treat carpal tunnel syndrome?

A

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

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14
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Smokers are often deficient and should supplement this vitamin into their diet?

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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

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What vitamin masks the symptoms of a Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency?

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Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

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16
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What vitamin is recommended for peripheral nerve healing?

A

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

17
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Hypervitaminosis of this vitamin causes yellow/orange skin with normal sclera?

A

Vitamin A (retinol)

Beta-carotenemia = is the presence of the orange pigment carotene in the blood from excessive intake of carrots or other vegetables containing the pigment resulting in increased serum carotenoids.

18
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What vitamin is used as an antioxidant for the cardiovascular system?

A

Vitamin E (tocopherol)

19
Q

What vitamin is used to treat hypercholesterolemia, a natural anti-inflammatory?

A

Omega 3 fatty acid

20
Q

This vitamin is made by intestinal flora and used for clotting, and injected into newborns at the hospital?

A

Vitamin K

21
Q

Toxic doses of this vitamin produce damage to the hair, nails, and skin?

A

Selenium

22
Q

This vitamin is essential for diabetics?

A

Chromium

23
Q

What vitamin is necessary for prostate health, wound healing, and the immune system?

A

Zinc

24
Q

Anticoagulants are contraindicated with a deficiency of what vitamin?

A

Vitamin K

25
Q

What vitamin is used as a glucose tolerance factor?

A

Chromium

26
Q

A patient with pain in their legs at night improve with supplementation of what vitamin?

A

Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

27
Q

What is the most common deficiency in children, NOT in warm climates?

A

Vitamin D

28
Q

What is the number one mineral deficiency in the world?

A

Iron

29
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What is the number one mineral deficiency in the United States?

A

Calcium

30
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What vitamin is destroyed by antibiotic therapy?

A

Vitamin K

31
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This vitamin is associated with connective tissue healing?

A

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

32
Q

Pregnancy increases the demand of this vitamin to prevent neural tube defects?

A

Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

33
Q

This vitamin is considered a natural diuretic?

A

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

34
Q

A patient with Posterolateral sclerosis (combined system disease) may present with a deficiency of what vitamin?

A

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)

35
Q

What vitamin is needed for iron absorption?

A

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

36
Q

Supplementation of this vitamin causes increased bone density?

A

Vitamin D

NBCE Part II/III. Physiotherapy/Vitamins (Irene Gold Associates) (4 decks)

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