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Vitamins and Minerals Flashcards

1
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What mineral is associated with impaired glucose tolerance?

A

Chromium

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2
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What mineral is assoc with hypothyroidism?

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Iodine

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What mineral is an important component of the enzyme xanthine oxidase?

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Molybdenum

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4
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What vitamin deficiency has the following signs: angular stomatitis, glossitis, and cheliosis?

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Riboflavin (B2) deficiency

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5
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What vitamin is a component of the coenzyme thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)?

A

Thymine (B1)

TPP is a coenzyme in several rxn (e.g. ethanol fermentation, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex)

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6
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Avidin decreases the absorption of what vitamin?

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Biotin. Avidin is found in raw egg whites

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What are the 4 Ds of niacin deficiency?

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  1. Diarrhea
  2. Dermatitis
  3. Dementia
  4. Death
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What mineral is an important component of glutathione peroxidase?

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selenium (Se)

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What mineral deficiency in kids is assoc with poor growth and impaired sexual development?

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Zinc (Zn) deficiency

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10
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What mineral, via excessive depositions int he liver, causes hemochromatosis?

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Iron

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What vitamin is needed in the production of heme?

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Pyridoxine (B6)

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12
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What vitamin is a component of the enzymes fatty acid synthase and acyl CoA

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pantothenic acid

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what vitamin deficiency has the following signs: homocysteinuria and methylmalonic aciduria

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Cyanocobalamin (B12) deficiency

folic acid deficiency has only homocysteinuria as a sign

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What vitamin deficiency is evidenced by the following signs: poor wound healing, loose teeth, bleeding gums, petechiae, and ecchymosis

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Ascorbic acid (vit C) deficiency
signs of scurvy
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What vitamin is given as a prophylactic tx for patients who suffer from alcoholism

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Thiamine (B1) to prevent Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s encephalopathy

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16
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What are the 3 carboxylase enzymes that require biotin?

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  1. Pyruvate
  2. Acetyl CoA
  3. Propionyl CoA carboxylase
17
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What vitamin requires intrinsic factor (IF) for absorption

A

B12 - cyanocobalamin

18
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What mineral is a component of cytochrom a/a3

A

copper

19
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leukopenia, neutropenia, and mental deterioration are signs of what mineral deficiency?

A

Copper deficiency

20
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Megaloblastic anemia and thrombocytopenia are signs of what vitamin deficiency

A

folic acid deficiency

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