Vitamins

Question 1

What vitamin is thiamine?

Answer 1

B1

Question 2

What is thiamine used to treat?

Answer 2

Wernicke’s and Korsakoffs

Question 3

What vitamin is folic acid?

Answer 3

Vitamin B9

Question 4

What is folic acid used to treat?

Answer 4

• Megaloblastic anaemia
• First trimester - neural tube defects

Question 5

What vitamin hydroxycobalamine?

Answer 5

Vitamin B12

Question 6

What is hydroxocobalamin used to treat?

Answer 6

• Megaloblastic anaemia
• Subacute combined degeneration of the spine

Question 7

What is phytomeadoine?

Answer 7

Plant based form of vitamin K

Question 8

Why is phytomenadione less effective in reversing warfarin in patients with severe liver disease?

Answer 8

Clotting factor synthesis occurs in liver