Nutritional Disorders

Question 1

what are water soluable vitamins?

Answer 1

B & C

Question 2

what are fat soluable vitamins?

Answer 2

A, D, E, & K

Question 3

What is viamin B!?

Answer 3

Thiamine

Question 4

What is the function of thiamine?

Answer 4

maintains good neural conduction and maintains good nerve conduction

Question 5

what is the most important source of B1?

Answer 5

husked grains, white rice

Question 6

What does B1 deficiency cause?

Answer 6

Beri Beri

Question 7

what competes with B1?

Answer 7

alchohol in neural function

Question 8

what is dry beri beri?

Answer 8

symmetrical peripheral polynueropathy with myelin degeneration

cheifly in the periphial nerves

Question 9

what are manifestations of dry beri beri?

Answer 9

wrist drop, foot drop and big toe drop

paresthia, numbness, & loss of reflexes

Question 10

what is wet beri beri?

Answer 10

chracrterized by damage to the cardio vasculature system

found in the blood

Question 11

what are characteristics of wet beri beri?

Answer 11

enlargement of the heart with thinning

dypsnea and orthopena

Question 12

location of wernicke encephalopathy and korsakoff’s psychosis?

Answer 12

effects the mammaly bodies of the brain

floor of the fourth ventricle

anterior region of the cerebellum

Question 13

what are characteristics of wernicke encephalopathy and korsakoff’s psychosis?

Answer 13

global confusion
apthy
listlessness
disorientation

Question 14

what is the most dangerous manifestation of wernicke encephalopathy and korsakoff’s psychosis?

Answer 14

OTHALMOPLEGIA

deep in the CNS resulting in irregular eye movement

patient is close to death

Question 15

what are manifesations of wernicke encephalopathy and korsakoff’s psychosis?

Answer 15

anterograde amnesia

confabulation

Question 16

What is name for B2?

Answer 16

riboflavin

Question 17

what is arriboflavinous?

Answer 17

long term chronic debilitating disease like cancer or renal disease

Question 18

what are symptoms of riboflavin deficiency?

Answer 18

cheliosis- cracks in the corner of the mouth

glossitus- inflammed red tongue

superficial interstitual keratitus-hardening of the cornea

Question 19

what is the manifestaion of dermatitus?

Answer 19

nasolabial folds

behind the ears

groin

B2 def does not effect the CNS

Question 20

What is the name for vitamin B3?

Answer 20

niacin

Question 21

where is B3 converted in the body?

Answer 21

in the gut flora from tryptophan

Question 22

What can B3 prevent?

Answer 22

artheriosclerosis

Question 23

What may B3 Deficiency of may cause?

Answer 23

pellegra

4 D's
diarrhea
dermatitis
dementia
death

Question 24

what are antagonist of peroxidine B6?

Answer 24

izoniazid (used to treat TB)
estrogens
D-penicilliaminem(used to treat Wilson’s disease)

Question 25

what is seborrheic dermatitus?

Answer 25

sloughing of epithelial cells; usually effect the scalp

Question 26

what is nidus?

Answer 26

clump of epithelial cells that form within the bladder+kidney stones-->larger larger to form stones in the urinary tract

Question 27

where do we obtain B12?

Answer 27

animal foods

Question 28

what do stomach parietal produce?

Answer 28

intrinsic factor AKA intrinsic factor of castle

Question 29

what is essential for B12 absorption?

Answer 29

intrinsic factor

Question 30

what are causes of B12 deficiency?

Answer 30

inadequate intake of meat surgical removal of stomach alchoholism

Question 31

What are some disorders that effect the illium?

Answer 31

celiac and chron's disease

Question 32

what is pernicious anemia Type 1?

Answer 32

antibodies bind to the intrinsic factor receptor

Question 33

what is pernicious anemia Type 2?

Answer 33

antibodies bind to the illiem receptor therefore may not enter the blood stream

Question 34

what is type III? (autoimmune chronic gastritus)

Answer 34

destroys parietal cells in the stomach-->results in no production of intrinsic factor and B12 cannot be absorbed

Question 35

In megablastic anemia, what is there a inhibition of?

Answer 35

DNA synthesis--->results in large RBC's

Question 36

what does folic acid deficiency mean?

Answer 36

there si no tetrahydrofolte

Question 37

what are macrocytes?

Answer 37

large RBC's, WBC's, and Platelets

Question 38

what is pancytopenia?

Answer 38

totla decrease in the number of red blood cells

Question 39

what is anemia?

Answer 39

decreased RBC's

Question 40

what is leucopenia?

Answer 40

decreased white blood cells

Question 41

what is thrombocytopenia?

Answer 41

decreased platelets

Question 42

what does deficiency of folic acid (B9) result in?

Answer 42

cheilosis chelitis glossitus (B2, B6, & B9 result in)

Question 43

what is methotrexate?

Answer 43

drug used in the treatment against reductase try to prevent cellular replication of cancer cells

Question 44

what does myelin degeneration result in?

Answer 44

numbness ataxia-abnormal gate paraplegia

Question 45

what is the name for vitamin c?

Answer 45

ascorbic acid

Question 46

what is procallogen full of?

Answer 46

proline

Question 47

what does the function of hydroxyproline?

Answer 47

makes connective tissue strongth increase tensile strenght

Question 48

what is another role of vitamin C?

Answer 48

functions as an anitoxidant and works with vitamin E

Question 49

how may vitamin C help the heart?

Answer 49

reduce atherscloerosis and LDL's

Question 50

what disease's are ascorbic acid associated with?

Answer 50

bleeding diathesis subperiosteal hematoma retrobulbar hematomas