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Vitamin Flashcards

1
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vitB1: aka

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thiamine

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thiamine: aka

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vitB1

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vitB1: fx

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thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) –> cofactor for several deH rxns –> “ATP”:

  • a-ketoglut deH (TCA)
  • transketolase (HMP shunt)
  • pyruvate deH (link glycolysis to TCA)
  • branched chain ketoacid deH
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vitB1 def: pathophys

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impaired glucose brkdown –> ATP deplete:

  • highly aerobic tissues affected 1st –> brain, heart
  • worsened by glucose infusion
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5
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vitB1 def: leads to

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  • Wernicke-Korsakoff

- beriberi

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Wernicke-Korsakoff synd: pathophys

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damage:
- medial dorsal nucleus of thalamus
- mammilary bodies

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Wernicke-Korsakoff synd: ssx

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  • triade: confuse, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia
  • confabulation
  • personality change
  • memory loss (permanent)
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8
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vitB2: aka

A

riboflavin

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9
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riboflavin: aka

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vitB2

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vitB2: fx

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FAD & FMN –> cofactor for redox rxn –> succinate deH (TCA)

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11
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vitB2 def: ssx

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  • cheilosis

- corneal vascularization

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12
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vitB3: aka

A

niacin

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13
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niacin: aka

A

vitB3

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14
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vitB3: how much ATP?

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3

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15
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vitB2: how much ATP?

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2

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16
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vitB3: derived from?

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tryptophan

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17
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vitB3: syn requires what other vit?

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  • vitB2

- vitB6

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vitB3 def: cause

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  • Hartnup dz: decrease tryptophan absorb
  • malig carcinoid synd: increase Trp metab
  • isoniazid: decrease vitB6
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19
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vitB3 def: leads to

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pellagra:
- diarrhea
- dementia
- dermatitis

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20
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vitB5: aka

A

pantothenate

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21
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pantothenate: aka

A

vitB5

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vitB6: aka

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pyridoxine

23
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pyridoxine: aka

24
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vitB6: fx

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  • cofactor for glycogen phosphorylase
  • NT syn: serotonin, Epi, NE, dopamine, GABA
  • syn: cystathione, heme, niacin, histamine
25
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vitB5 def: cause

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  • isoniazid

- OCP

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vitB7: aka

27
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biotin: aka

28
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vitB7 def: cause

A
  • abx

- excess ingest raw egg white: avidin –> bind biotin

29
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vitB9: aka

A

folic acid

30
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folic acid: aka

31
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vitB9: fx

A

syn of N bases in DNA/RNA

32
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vitB9: absorbed where?

33
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vitB9 def: ssx

A
  • macrocytic megaloblastic anemia
  • hypersegmented PMNs
  • glossitis

no neuro ssx (unlike vitB12 def)

34
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vitB9 def: lab findings

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  • increased homocysteine

- normal methylmalonate

35
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what is the most common vit def in US?

36
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vitB9 def: who?

A
  • alcoholic

- preg

37
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vitB12: aka

38
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cobalamin: aka

39
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vitB12: fx

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cofactor:
- homocysteine methyltransferase
- methylmalonyl-CoA mutase

40
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homocysteine methyltransferase: rxn

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homocysteine + THF-CH3 –> methionine + THF –> CH3 for anabolic rxns

41
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methylmalonyl-CoA mutase: rxn

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methylmalonyl CoA –> succinyl CoA –> TCA, myelin syn, heme

42
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methylmalonyl CoA: comes from?

A
  • ff w odd #C

- branched chain aa

43
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vitB12: source

A
  • microorg –> animal products

- lrg reserved pool in liver

44
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vitB12 def: cause

A
  • insuff intake: vegan
  • malabsorb: sprue, enteritis, Diphyllobothrium latum
  • no IF: pernicous anemia, gastric bypass surg
  • no terminal ileum: Crohn
45
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vitB12 def: ssx

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  • macrocytic megaloblastic anemia
  • hypersegmented PMNs
  • neuro ssx
46
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vitB12 def –> neuro ssx: pathophys

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no succinyl CoA –> impair myelin syn –> degen of:

  • dorsal column
  • lat corticospinal
  • spinocerebellar
47
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vitB12 def: lab findings

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increased:
- homocysteine
- methylmalonic acid

48
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vitC: fx

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  • iron absorb
  • collagen syn
  • dopamine B-hydroxylase: dopamine –> NE
49
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scurvy: ssx

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  • swollen gums
  • bruise
  • hemarthrosis
  • anemia
  • poor wound heal
  • perifollicular, subperiosteal hemorrhage
  • “corkscrew” hair
50
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vitD def: leads to

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  • child –> rickets: bone pain, deformity

- adult –> osteomalacia: bone pain, muscle weak

51
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vitE: fx

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antioxidant –> protect RBC & membranes from ROS damage

52
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vitE def: ssx

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similar to vitB12 def –> except no:

  • megaloblastic anemia
  • hyperseg PMN
  • increased methylmalonic acid
53
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vitK def: lab findings

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  • increased PT, PTT

- normal bleeding time

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