VITAMINS Flashcards

1
Q

Undemineralized bones in children. Identify disease and deficiency.

A

Rickets

Vitamin A

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2
Q

Undemineralized bones in adults. Identify disease and deficiency.

A

Osteomalacia

Vitamin A

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3
Q

Tocopherols

A

Vitamin E

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4
Q

Pseudotumor cerebri

A

Vitamin A toxicity

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5
Q

Fat soluble vitamins

A

Vitamin A, D, E, K

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6
Q

Hemorrhagic disease in the newborn

A

Vitamin K deficiency

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7
Q

Tachycardia, vomiting, seizure, death

A

Infantile Beriberi

Thiamine

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8
Q

Dry skin, irritability, disordered thinking, progressive paralysis

A

Adult beriberi

Thiamine

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9
Q

Confusion, ataxia, nystagmus/ophthalmoplegia

A

Wenicke encephalopathy

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10
Q

Amnesia, confabulation, hallucinations

A

Korsakoff syndrome

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11
Q

Cheilosis

A

Riboflavin

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12
Q

Angular stomatits

A

Riboflavin

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13
Q

May be synthesized from tryptophan

A

Niacin

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14
Q

Which vitamin is needed to produce Niacin from Tryptophan

A

Pyridoxine

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15
Q

Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dementia, Death

A

Pellagra

Niacin

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16
Q

Hartnup disease

A

Niacin deficiency

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17
Q

Corn-based diet

A

Niacin deficiency

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18
Q

Active form: Coenzyme A

A

Pantothenic acid

19
Q

Burning foot syndrome

A

Pantothenic acid deficinecy

20
Q

Vitamin coenzymes of pyruvate dehydrogenase

A

Thiamine
Riboflavin
Niacin
Pantothenic acid

21
Q

Active form: Tetrahydrofolate

A

Folic acid

22
Q

Megaloblastic anemia

A

Folic acid

Cobalamin

23
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of alpha ketoglutarate

A

Thiamine

24
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of transketolases

A

Thiamine

25
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of branched chain amino acid dehydrogenase

A

Thiamine

26
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of ALA synthase

A

Pyridoxine

27
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of decarboxylation of glutamate and histidine

A

Pyridoxine

28
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of Glycogen phosphorylase

A

Pyridoxine

29
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of Methymalonyl CoA mutase

A

Cobalamin

30
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of Methinone synthase

A

Cobalamin

31
Q

Pernicious anemia

A

Cobalamin

32
Q

Sore spongy gums, loose teeth, poor wound healing, bone fracture

A

Scurvy

Vitamin C deficiency

33
Q

Vitamin coenzyme of pyruvate carboxylase

A

Biotin

34
Q

Dermatitis, poor wound healing, hair loss, neuropsychiatric impairmenets, testicular atrophy

A

ZInc deficiency

35
Q
  • X linked recessive disorder
  • Growth retardation
  • Mental deficiency
  • Seizure
  • Brittle hair
  • Arterial aneurysms
A
Menkes syndrome (transport problem)
Copper deficiency
36
Q
  • Hepatolenticular degeneration
  • Kayser-Fleisher rings
  • Liver damaage, neurological deterioration
A
Wilson Disease
Copper deficiency (excretion blocked)
37
Q

Low content causes cardiomyopathy endemic in parts of China

A

Keshan Disease

Selenium deficiency

38
Q

Recessively inherited disease
Dermatitis
Diarrhea
Alopecia

A
Acrodermatitis enteropathica
(Zinc deficiency)
39
Q

Hemorrhagic vascular changes
Bone demineralization
Hypercholesterolemia
Neurologic problems

A

Copper deficiency

40
Q

Parkinsonism and psychosis

A

Manganese madness

41
Q

Halogen needed for synthesis of thyroid hormone

A

Iodine

42
Q

Coenzyme for dopamine beta hydroxylase

A

Vitamin C

43
Q

Coenzyme for proline and lysine hydroxylases

A

Vitamin C