VITAMINS Flashcards
Undemineralized bones in children. Identify disease and deficiency.
Rickets
Vitamin A
Undemineralized bones in adults. Identify disease and deficiency.
Osteomalacia
Vitamin A
Tocopherols
Vitamin E
Pseudotumor cerebri
Vitamin A toxicity
Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamin A, D, E, K
Hemorrhagic disease in the newborn
Vitamin K deficiency
Tachycardia, vomiting, seizure, death
Infantile Beriberi
Thiamine
Dry skin, irritability, disordered thinking, progressive paralysis
Adult beriberi
Thiamine
Confusion, ataxia, nystagmus/ophthalmoplegia
Wenicke encephalopathy
Amnesia, confabulation, hallucinations
Korsakoff syndrome
Cheilosis
Riboflavin
Angular stomatits
Riboflavin
May be synthesized from tryptophan
Niacin
Which vitamin is needed to produce Niacin from Tryptophan
Pyridoxine
Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dementia, Death
Pellagra
Niacin
Hartnup disease
Niacin deficiency
Corn-based diet
Niacin deficiency