Vitamin deficiencies Flashcards

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A

A

Retinoids

Night-blindness

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2
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B1

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Thiamine

Beriberi: polyneuropathy, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, heart failure

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B3

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Niacin

Pellagra: dermatitis, diarrhoea, dementia

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4
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B6

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Pyridoxine

Anaemia, irritability, seizures

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5
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B7

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Biotin

Dermatitis, seborrhoea

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6
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B9

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Folic acid

Megaloblastic anaemia, deficiency during pregancy: neural tube defects

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7
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B12

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Cyanocobalamin

megaloblastic anaemia, peripheral neuropathy

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8
Q

C

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Ascorbic acid

Scurvy: gingivitis, bleeding

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9
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D

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Ergocalciferol

Rickets, osteomalacia

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10
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E

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Tocopherol

Mild haemolytic anaemia in newborn infants, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy

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K

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Naphthoquinone

Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, bleeding diathesis

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