Vitamin Deficiencies

Question 1

night blindness

dry skin

Answer 1

Vitamin A

Question 2

beriberi (polyneuritis, dilated cardiomyopathy, high-output CHF, edema)
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Answer 2

Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

Question 3

angular stomatitis
cheilosis
corneal vascularization

Answer 3

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

Question 4

pellagra (diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia)

Answer 4

vitamin B3 (niacin)

Question 5

dermatitis
enteritis
alopecia
adrenal insufficiency

Answer 5

Vitamin B5 (pantothenate)

Question 6

Convulsions
hyperirritability
required during administration of INH

Answer 6

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

Question 7

macrocytic megaloblastic anemia
neurologic symptoms (ex: optic neuropathy, subacute combined degeneration, paresthesias)
glossitis

Answer 7

Vit B12 (cobalamin)

Question 8

scurvy (ex: swollen gums, bruising, anemia, poor wound healing)

Answer 8

Vit C

Question 9

rickets in children (bending bones)
osteomalacia in adults (soft bones)
hypocalcemic tetany

Answer 9

Vit D

Question 10

increased fragility of RBCs

Answer 10

vit E

Question 11

neonatal hemorrhage
increased PT and increased aPTT
normal BT

Answer 11

Vit K

Question 12

dermatitis
enteritis
can be caused by ingestion of raw eggs or antibiotic use

Answer 12

biotin

Question 13

the most common vitamin deficiency in the United States
sprue
macrocytic megaloblastic anemia without neurologic symptoms

Answer 13

folic acid

Question 14

weakness
muscle cramps
exacerbation of hypocalcemia tetany
CNS hyper irritability leading to tremors
coreoathetoid movement

Answer 14

magnesium

Question 15

keshan disease (cardiomyopathy)

Answer 15

selenium