Vitamin and Nutrition

Question 1

Vitamin A - other name

Answer 1

Retinol / beta carotene

Question 2

Vitamin D - other name

Answer 2

cholecalciferol

Question 3

Vitamin E - other name

Answer 3

tocopherol (alpha-tocopherol, et al)

Question 4

Vitamin K - other name

Answer 4

phytonadione

Question 5

Vitamin B1 - other name

Answer 5

Thiamine

Question 6

Vitamin B2 - other name

Answer 6

riboflavin

Question 7

Vitamin B3 - other name

Answer 7

niacin

Question 8

Vitamin B6 - other name

Answer 8

pyridoxine

Question 9

Vitamin B7 - other name

Answer 9

biotin

Question 10

Vitamin B9 - other name

Answer 10

folic acid / folate

Question 11

Vitamin B12 - other name

Answer 11

cyanocobalamin

Question 12

Vitamin C - other name

Answer 12

ascorbic acid

Question 13

Vitamin A - toxicity

Answer 13

Hepatotoxicity, hyperlipidemia, alopecia, ataxia, cheilitis, headache, and pseudotumor cerebri

Question 14

Vitamin D - toxicity

Answer 14

Hypercalcemia, exacerbates milk-alkali syndrome

Question 15

Vitamin E - toxicity

Answer 15

Coagulopathy / hemorrhage

Question 16

Vitamin K - toxicity

Answer 16

Hemolysis

Question 17

Vitamin B1 toxicity

Answer 17

No systemic toxicity

Question 18

Vitamin B2 toxicity

Answer 18

No systemic toxicity

Question 19

Vitamin B3 toxicity

Answer 19

Vasodilation, pruritus, myopathy, headache

Question 20

Vitamin B6 toxicity

Answer 20

Ataxia, sensory neuropathy

Question 21

Vitamin B7 toxicity

Answer 21

No systemtic toxicity

Question 22

Vitami B9 toxicity

Answer 22

Rare

Question 23

Vitamin B12 toxicity

Answer 23

None

Question 24

Vitamin C toxicity

Answer 24

Rare, but avoid supplementation in renal failure, iron overload (increases absorption of iron), or if taking anticoagulants (warfarin)

Question 25

Vitamin A deficiency

Answer 25

Night blindness, keratomalacia, Bitot spots, xerophthalmia

Question 26

vitamin D deficiency

Answer 26

Rickets, hypocalcemia/hypophosphatemia

Question 27

Vitamin E deficiency

Answer 27

Prolonged prothrombin time (PT), abnormal bone development

Question 28

Vitamin K

Answer 28

Increased PT (coagulopathy)

Question 29

Vitamin B1 deficiency

Answer 29

Can occur with refeeding syndrome and alcoholism. Wet beriberi results in dilated cardiomyopathy, Wernicke encephalopathy, and refractory lactic acidosis. Dry beriberi results in ophthalmoplegia and Korsakoff psychosis (confabulation, amnesia)

Question 30

Vitamin B2 deficiency

Answer 30

Angular stomatitis, cheilosis glossitis, seborrheic dermatitis

Question 31

Vitamin B3 deficiency

Answer 31

Pellagra (dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, death)

Question 32

Vitamin B6 deficiency

Answer 32

Dermatitis, glossitis, seizures, anemia

Question 33

Vitamin B7 deficiency

Answer 33

Dermatitis, alopecia, seizures, ataxia

Question 34

Vitamin B9 deficiency

Answer 34

neural tube defects, anemia, delayed growth, diarrhea, weakness

Question 35

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Answer 35

Macrocytic anemia, weakness, paresthesia. At risk for deficiency with chronic gastritis, Crohn disease, bariatric surgery, or ileal resections

Question 36

Vitamin C deficiency

Answer 36

Scurvy, anemia, gingival bleeding, perifollicular hemorrhage, poor wound healing