Vitamin deficiencies Flashcards
1
Q
Vitamin C
A
Scurvy Swollen gums Brusing Anaemia Poor wound healing
2
Q
Folic acid deficiency
A
Glossitis
Megaloblastic anaemia without neurological symptoms
3
Q
Zinc deficiency
A
Impaired taste
Impaired wound healing
Alopecia
Hypogonadism
4
Q
Vitamin D deficiency
A
Rickets in children
Osteomalacia in adults
Hypocalcemic tetany
Note that all breastfed babies should receive supplemental vitamin D
5
Q
Vitamin A deficiency
A
Dry skin
Night blindness
Corneal degeneration
Conjunctival keratinization
6
Q
Thiamine deficiency (B1)
A
Beriberi (polyneuritis, dilated cardiomyopathy, high output CHF, edema)
Wernicke’s (ataxia, confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia)
Korsakoff’s (anterograde + retrograde amnesia, confabulation)
7
Q
Vitamin K deficiency
A
Increased PT + APTT, normal bleeding time
Neonatal haemorrhage
give all babies IM vitamin K
