Vitamin Deficiency Flashcards
1
Q
A (Retinoids)
A
Night blindness
2
Q
B1 (thiamine)
A
Beriberi
Polyneuropathy, wernicke korsakoff syndrome
Heart failure
3
Q
B3 (Niacin)
A
Pellagra :
Dermatitis, diarrhoea, dementia
4
Q
B6 (pyridoxine)
A
Anaemia, irritability, seizures
5
Q
B7 (biotin)
A
Dermatitis , seborrhoea
6
Q
B9 (folate)
A
Megaloblastic anaemia
During pregnancy -> neural tube defects
7
Q
B12 (cyanocobalamin)
A
Megaloblastic anaemia, peripheral neuropathy
8
Q
C (ascorbic acid)
A
Scurvy :
Gingivitis
Bleeding
9
Q
D (ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol)
A
Rickets, osteomalacia
10
Q
E (tocopherol, tocotrienol)
A
Mild haemolytic anaemia in new born infants, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy
11
Q
K (naphthoquinone)
A
Haemorrhaged disease of the newborn, bleeding, diathesis