Vitamin deficiencies Flashcards
1
Q
A
A
Retinoids
Night-blindness
2
Q
B1
A
Thiamine
Beriberi: polyneuropathy, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, heart failure
3
Q
B3
A
Niacin
Pellagra: dermatitis, diarrhoea, dementia
4
Q
B6
A
Pyridoxine
Anaemia, irritability, seizures
5
Q
B7
A
Biotin
Dermatitis, seborrhoea
6
Q
B9
A
Folic acid
Megaloblastic anaemia, deficiency during pregancy: neural tube defects
7
Q
B12
A
Cyanocobalamin
megaloblastic anaemia, peripheral neuropathy
8
Q
C
A
Ascorbic acid
Scurvy: gingivitis, bleeding
9
Q
D
A
Ergocalciferol
Rickets, osteomalacia
10
Q
E
A
Tocopherol
Mild haemolytic anaemia in newborn infants, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy
11
Q
K
A
Naphthoquinone
Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, bleeding diathesis