Vitamin Deficencies

Question 1

Vit A (retinoids) def

Answer 1

Night blindness

Question 2

Vit B1 (thiamine) def

Answer 2

Beri beri
- polyneuropathy , wenickes/korsakoffs (dry)
- heart failure (wet)

Question 3

Vit B3 (niacin) def

Answer 3

Pellagra - dermatitis, diaorrhea, dementia

Question 4

Vit B6 (pyridoxine) def

Answer 4

Anaemia, irritability, seizures

Question 5

Vit B7 (biotin) def

Answer 5

Dermatitis, seborrhoea

Question 6

Vit B9 (folic acid) def

Answer 6

Megaloblastic anaemia, in preg can cause neural tube defects

Question 7

Vit B12 (cyanocobalamin) def

Answer 7

Megaloblastic anaemia , peripheral neuropathy

Question 8

Vit C (ascorbic acid) def

Answer 8

Scurvy - gingivitis and bleeding

Question 9

Vit D (cholecalciferol) def

Answer 9

Rickets and osteomalacia

Question 10

Vit E ( tocopherol, tocotrienol) def

Answer 10

Mild haemolytic anaemia in newborns, ataxia and peripheral neuropathy

Question 11

Vit K (naphthoquinone) def

Answer 11

Haemorrhagic disease of newborn, bleeding