Vitamins and stuff

Question 1

B1 (thiamine) deficiency

Answer 1

Beriberi (peripheral neuropathy, heart failure), Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (ataxia, nystagmus, confusion)

Question 2

B2 (riboflavin) deficiency

Answer 2

Angular cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis, normocytic anemia, seborrheic dermatitis

Question 3

B3 (niacin) deficiency

Answer 3

Pellagra (dermatitis, diarrhea, delusions/dementia, glossitis)

Question 4

B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency

Answer 4

Cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis, irritability, confusion, depression

Question 5

B9 (folate) deficiency

Answer 5

Megaloblastic anemia, neural tube defects

Question 6

B12 (cobalamin) deficiency

Answer 6

Megaloblastic anemia, neurologic deficits

Question 7

C (ascorbic acid) deficiency

Answer 7

Scurvy (punctate hemorrhage, gingivitis, corkscrew hair)

Question 8

B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency can lead to an elevation in serum levels of what?

Answer 8

Homocysteine