Physical assess -vit/min deficiencies

Question 1

Hair loss

Answer 1

Protein, B12, Folate

Question 2

Brittle hair

Answer 2

Biotin

Question 3

Hair color change

Answer 3

Zinc

Question 4

Dry hair

Answer 4

Vit A/E

Question 5

Hair pluckability

Answer 5

Protein, biotin, zinc

Question 6

Corkscrew hair

Answer 6

Vit A, Vit C

Question 7

Alopecia

Answer 7

Overall malnutrition

Question 8

Desquamation

Answer 8

Riboflavin; skin peeling

Question 9

Petechiae

Answer 9

Vit A, Vit C; tiny round red/brown/purple spots d/t bleeding under skin

Question 10

Perifollicular hemorrhage

Answer 10

Vit C

Question 11

Ecchymosis

Answer 11

Vit C, Vit K

Question 12

Xerosis

Answer 12

EFAD; rough/dry skin with scaling/cracking

Question 13

Skin pigmentation, crusting, cracking

Answer 13

Niacin

Question 14

Acneiform lesions, keratosis

Answer 14

Vit C

Question 15

Dermatitis, vesiculobullous (blisters), erthymea, pustular skin

Answer 15

Zinc

Question 16

Bitot spots

Answer 16

Vit A

Question 17

Xerosis of eye

Answer 17

Vit A; drying of the cornea

Question 18

Palpebritis of eye

Answer 18

Riboflavin; inflammation of follicles along lashes

Question 19

Night blindness

Answer 19

Vit A

Question 20

Angular stomatitis, cheilosis

Answer 20

B complex, iron, protein

Question 21

Glossitis

Answer 21

Niacin, folate, Vit B12

Question 22

Magenta tongue

Answer 22

Riboflavin

Question 23

Bleeding gums, tooth loss

Answer 23

Vit C

Question 24

Arthralgia

Answer 24

Vit C

Question 25

Calf pain

Answer 25

Thiamin

Question 26

Foot drop

Answer 26

Thiamin

Question 27

Paresthesia

Answer 27

Thiamin, Vit B12, Biotin

Question 28

Anxiety/depression, hallucinations

Answer 28

Niacin

Question 29

Memory disturbance

Answer 29

Vit B12

Question 30

Loss of BLE tendon reflexes

Answer 30

Thiamin, Vit B12

Question 31

Wernicke-Korsakoff

Answer 31

Thiamin