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Pediatric Board Review
Vitamin deficiencies
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Biology
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07/30/2013

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Term
Vitamin A deficiency
Definition
night blindness, corneal opacities, growth failure
Term
Vitamin E deficiency
Definition
Tocopherol
neurologic dysfunction, loss of reflexes
Term
Vitamin K deficiency
Definition
Necessary for Prothrombin, VII, IX, X
Term
Folate deficiency
Definition
Megaloblastic anemia with high MCV
Associated iwth goat's milk and neural tube defects
Term
Thiamin deficiency
Definition
B1
Beriberi, paresthesias, foot drop, Wernicke encephalopathy
Term
Riboflavin deficiency
Definition
B2
cheilosis and sore tongue
Term
Niacin deficiency
Definition
B3
Pellagra (dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea)
Term
Pyridoxine deficiency
Definition
B6
can treat some metabolic seizures
Term
Cobalamin deficiency
Definition
B12
Megaloblastic anemia
Term
Zinc deficiency
Definition
affects rapidly growing cells
Poor growth, diarrhea, acrodermatitis enteropathica, hypogeusia
Term
Vitamin C deficiency
Definition
Irritability, anorexia, corkscrew hairs, gingival bleeding, anemia, brittle bones
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