Vitamin Deficiency

Question 0

Delayed wound healing, hypogonadism, decreased adult hair, dysgeuisa, ansomia, acrodermatitis

Answer 0

Vitamin Zinc deficiency

Question 1

Swollen gums, bruising, petechiae, hemarthrosis, anemia, poor wound healing, perifollicular and subperiosteal hemorrhages, corkscrew hair.

Answer 1

Vitamin c deficiency

Question 2

Neonatal hemorrhage with increased PT and aPTT, but NORMAL BLEEDING TIME, (can occur after prolonged Abx use)

Answer 2

Vitamin K deficiency

Question 3

Rickets (bowled legs, in children), osteomalacia in adults

Answer 3

Vitamin D deficiency

Question 4

Macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia, increased homocysteine and methylmalonic acid, with paresthesia

Answer 4

Vitamin B12 deficiency (cobalamin)

Question 5

Macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia, increased homocysteine and normal methylmalonic acid, with NO paresthesia

Answer 5

Vitamin B9 Deficiency (folate)

Question 6

Excessive ingestion of raw egg whites –> dermatitis, alopecia, enteritis

Answer 6

Vitamin B7 Deficiency (biotin)

Question 7

Convulsions, hyperirrititability, peripheral neuropathy, sideroblastic anemia

Answer 7

Vitamin B6 Deficiency (pyridoxine)

Question 8

Dermatitis, enteritis, alopecia, adrenal insufficiency

Answer 8

Vitamin B5 Deficiency (pentothenic acid)

Question 9

Diarrhea, dimentia, dermatitis caused by hartnup disease (decreased tryptophan absorption)

Answer 9

Vitamin B3 Deficiency (niacin)

Question 10

Impaired glucose breakdown, decreased ATP. Wernicke-korsakoff and beriberi (wet-cardiomyopathy; dry-polyneuritis).
Alcoholism

Answer 10

Vitamin B1 Deficiency (thiamine)

Question 11

Night blindness, dry scaly skin, corneal degeneration, bitot spots on conjunctiva, immunosuppression

Answer 11

Vitamin A Deficiency (retinol)