Vitamin Deficiencies Flashcards

1
Q

Laughing gas (NO) causes a deficiency in which vitamin?

A

B12

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2
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What vitamin deficiency is common in alcoholics (& malnutrition)?

A

Thiamine (B1)
(Leads to: Wernicke’s encephalopathy, Beri-Beri)

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3
Q

What is pellagra?

A

Vitamin B3 deficiency
- isoniazid (no pyridoxine)
- developing countries

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4
Q

What is the pellagra triad?

A
  • dementia
  • diarrhoea
  • dermatitis
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