Vitamin deficiencies

Question 1

Squamous metaplasia

vulnerability to infection esp. measles

Answer 1

Vitamin A Deficiency

Question 2

Pain when standing

Answer 2

Vitamin D Deficiency

Question 3

Spinocerebellar degeneration

Answer 3

Vitamin E Deficiency

Question 4

Bleeding diathesis

Answer 4

Vitamin K Deficiency

Question 5

Beriberi, Wernicke-Korsakoff, Alcoholism

Answer 5

Thiamine B1 Deficiency

Question 6

dermatitis, corneal vascularization, stomatitis, glossitis

Answer 6

Riboflavin B2 Deficiency

Question 7

Pellagra - dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea

Answer 7

Niacin B3 Deficiency

Question 8

Cheilosis (cracking of corner of mouth), glossitis, dermatitis, peripheral neuropathy

Answer 8

Pyridoxine B6 Deficiency

Question 9

Megaloblastic pernicious anemia, numbness, weakness

Answer 9

Cobalamin B12 Deficiency

Question 10

Megaloblastic anemia, neural tube defects

Answer 10

Folate B9 Deficiency

Question 11

rash around eyes/mouth/nose, anorexia, stunted growth/mental function/wound healing

Answer 11

Zinc Deficiency

Question 12

Hypochromic microcytic anemia

Answer 12

Iron Deficiency

Question 13

goiter and hypothyroidism

Answer 13

Iodine Deficiency

Question 14

Muscle weakness, neurological defects, abnormal collagen crosslinking

Answer 14

Copper Deficiency

Question 15

Dental carries

Answer 15

Fluoride Deficiency

Question 16

Myopathy, Cardiomyopathy (Kershan)

Answer 16

Selenium Deficiency