Vitamins

Question 1

Night blindness, dry skin

Answer 1

Vit A Def

Question 2

Polyneuritis, dilated cardiomyopathy, hi output heart failure, edema (beriberi), Wernicke-korsakoff

Answer 2

B1 def (thiamine)

Question 3

Angular stomatitis, chelosis, corneal vascularization

Answer 3

B2 def (riboflavin)

Question 4

Dermatitis, eneritis, alopecia, adrenal insuff

Answer 4

B5 def (panthothenate)

Question 5

Convulsions, hyperirritabiliry, needed for administration of INH, also treats homocystinuria

Answer 5

B6 (pyridoxine)

Question 6

MAcrocytic, megaloblastic anemia, nn sx (subacute combined degen of spinal cord), glossitis

Answer 6

b12 def

Question 7

SCURVY/poor wound healing

Answer 7

C def

Question 8

Rickets/osteomalacia, hypocalcemic tetany

Answer 8

D def

Question 9

Increased RBC fragility

Answer 9

E def

Question 10

Neonatal hemorrhage, increased PT, PTT normal BT

Answer 10

K def

Question 11

Dermatitis, enteritis, maybe caused by ingestion of RAW EGGS or abx use

Answer 11

Biotin Def

Question 12

Most common vitamin def in US. Sprue, macrocytic/megaloblastic anemia without nn sxs

Answer 12

folate def

Question 13

weakness, mm cramps, exacerbation of hypocalcemic tetany. CNS hyperirritability leading to tremors, choreoathetoid mvmt

Answer 13

Mag def

Question 14

Keshan disease (cardiomyopathy)

Answer 14

selenium def