Nutritional Disorders: Undernutrition and Vitamin Deficiencies

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Which of the following is a pathological effect of Vitamin K deficiency?

Peripheral neuritis and congestive heart failure

Prolonged bleeding and defective bone healing

Defective formation of teeth in children and painful inflamed tongue

Hemorrhages and interstitial hemorrhage due to minimal trauma (correct)

Which vitamin deficiency leads to dry beri-beri affecting the peripheral neuritis?

Vitamin B1 (correct)

Vitamin C

Vitamin K

Vitamin B12

What is the main pathological effect of Vitamin C deficiency?

Congestive heart failure

Defective wound healing (correct)

Defective formation of prothrombin

Hemorrhagic tendency

Which disease is mainly caused by a deficiency of nicotinic acid?

Pellagra Signup and view all the answers

What are the 3Ds associated with Vitamin B deficiency?

Dermatitis, painful inflamed tongue, dementia Signup and view all the answers

Which vitamin deficiency leads to defective formation of prothrombin?

Vitamin K Signup and view all the answers

Which vitamin deficiency leads to bone weakening, fractures, and defective bone healing?

Vitamin C Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common pathological effect of Vitamin K deficiency?

Hemorrhages and interstitial hemorrhage due to minimal trauma Signup and view all the answers

Which disease is caused mainly by a deficiency of nicotinic acid?

Pellagra Signup and view all the answers

What are the main pathological effects of Vitamin C deficiency?

Dermatitis, painful inflamed tongue, and diarrhea Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of rickets in infants?

Defective bone mineralization Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common cause of vitamin D deficiency rickets?

Lack of exposure to sun Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic manifestation of rickets in the chest?

Rosary Chest Signup and view all the answers

What complication can arise in female patients with rickets?

Future labour problems due to narrow pelvis Signup and view all the answers

Which deficiency results in hyperkeratosis of skin and night blindness?

Vitamin A deficiency Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of vitamin D deficiency rickets?

Lack of exposure to sunlight Signup and view all the answers

What skeletal lesion is commonly associated with rickets?

'Bowling' of weight-bearing bones Signup and view all the answers

Which bone abnormality is specifically associated with rickets?

'Bowing' of weight-bearing bones Signup and view all the answers

What specific eye condition is associated with vitamin A deficiency?

Night blindness. Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of vitamin D resistant rickets?

Hereditary (X-linked dominant) factor. Signup and view all the answers

What condition is characterized by dry eyes due to keratinization of lacrimal glands?

Xerophthalmia Signup and view all the answers

Which vitamin deficiency leads to defective formation of ground substance and collagen resulting in bone weakening, fractures, and defective bone healing?

Vitamin C deficiency Signup and view all the answers

What disease is mainly caused by a deficiency of nicotinic acid?

Pellagra Signup and view all the answers

Which disease is caused by deficiency of vitamin B1 and can lead to congestive heart failure?

Beri Beri Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of rickets in infants?

Lack of exposure to sunlight Signup and view all the answers

Which skeletal lesion is commonly associated with rickets?

Dorsal kyphosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic manifestation of rickets in the chest?

Rosary chest Signup and view all the answers

Which vitamin deficiency leads to dry beri-beri affecting peripheral neuritis?

Vitamin B1 Signup and view all the answers

What complication can arise in female patients with rickets?

Future labour problems (narrow pelvis) Signup and view all the answers

Which vitamin deficiency leads to defective formation of prothrombin?

Vitamin K deficiency Signup and view all the answers

Which deficiency mainly occurs in people who depend on maize as the main source of starch?

Nicotinic acid (vitamin B3) deficiency Signup and view all the answers

Which vitamin deficiency results in bone weakening, fractures, and defective bone healing?

Vitamin C deficiency Signup and view all the answers

What is the disease caused mainly by nicotinic acid deficiency?

Pellagra Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is characterized by dry eyes due to keratinization of lacrimal glands?

Xerophthalmia Signup and view all the answers

Nutritional Disorders: Undernutrition and Vitamin Deficiencies

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Questions and Answers

Which of the following is a pathological effect of Vitamin K deficiency?

Which vitamin deficiency leads to dry beri-beri affecting the peripheral neuritis?

What is the main pathological effect of Vitamin C deficiency?

Which disease is mainly caused by a deficiency of nicotinic acid?

What are the 3Ds associated with Vitamin B deficiency?

Which vitamin deficiency leads to defective formation of prothrombin?

Which vitamin deficiency leads to bone weakening, fractures, and defective bone healing?

What is the most common pathological effect of Vitamin K deficiency?

Which disease is caused mainly by a deficiency of nicotinic acid?

What are the main pathological effects of Vitamin C deficiency?

What is the main characteristic of rickets in infants?

Which of the following is a common cause of vitamin D deficiency rickets?

What is the characteristic manifestation of rickets in the chest?

What complication can arise in female patients with rickets?

Which deficiency results in hyperkeratosis of skin and night blindness?

What is the primary cause of vitamin D deficiency rickets?

What skeletal lesion is commonly associated with rickets?

Which bone abnormality is specifically associated with rickets?

What specific eye condition is associated with vitamin A deficiency?

What is a common cause of vitamin D resistant rickets?

What condition is characterized by dry eyes due to keratinization of lacrimal glands?

Which vitamin deficiency leads to defective formation of ground substance and collagen resulting in bone weakening, fractures, and defective bone healing?

What disease is mainly caused by a deficiency of nicotinic acid?

Which disease is caused by deficiency of vitamin B1 and can lead to congestive heart failure?

What is the primary cause of rickets in infants?

Which skeletal lesion is commonly associated with rickets?

What is the characteristic manifestation of rickets in the chest?

Which vitamin deficiency leads to dry beri-beri affecting peripheral neuritis?

What complication can arise in female patients with rickets?

Which vitamin deficiency leads to defective formation of prothrombin?

Which deficiency mainly occurs in people who depend on maize as the main source of starch?

Which vitamin deficiency results in bone weakening, fractures, and defective bone healing?

What is the disease caused mainly by nicotinic acid deficiency?

Which condition is characterized by dry eyes due to keratinization of lacrimal glands?

Which of the following is a characteristic manifestation of rickets in the chest?

What is the primary cause of rickets in infants?

Which skeletal lesion is commonly associated with rickets?

What deficiency results in hyperkeratosis of skin and night blindness?

What condition can arise in female patients with rickets?

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