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ChemPath: Nutrition

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Which vitamins are fat solube?

Back (Answer)

A,D,E,K

#2
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin A (retinol) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Colour blindness

#3
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Osteomalacia/rickets

#4
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin E (tocopherol) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Anaemia, neuropathy (?malignancy/IHD)

#5
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of viatmine K (phytomenadione) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Defective clotting

#6
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

• Beri-beri • Neuropathy • Wernicke syndrome

#7
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Glossitis

#8
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Dermatitis, anaemia

#9
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Pernicious anaemia (megaloblastic anaemia)

#10
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin C (ascorbate) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Scurvy

#11
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of vitamin B9 (folate) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

• Megaloblastic anaemia • Neural Tube Defects

#12
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency.

Back (Answer)

Pellagra

#13
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of an excess of Vitamin A.

Back (Answer)

Exfoliation, hepatitis

#14
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin D excess.

Back (Answer)

Hypercalcaemia

#15
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin B6 excess.

Back (Answer)

Neuropathy

#16
Front (Question)

State the manifestation of Vitamin C excess.

Back (Answer)

Renal stones

#17
Front (Question)

Which tests are used for the following vitamin derangements? • Vitamin A • Vitamin D • Vitamin E • Vitamin C • Vitamin B12

Back (Answer)

Serum levels

#18
Front (Question)

Which tests are used for the following vitamin derangements? • Vitamin K • Vitamin B1 • Vitamin B2 • Vitamin B6 • Folate

Back (Answer)

• Vitamin K = PT • Vitamin B1 = RBC transketolase • Vitamin B2 = RBC glutathione reductase • Vitamin B6 = RBC AST activation • Folate = RBC folate

#19
Front (Question)

What are the two forms of Beri-beri? Describe them.

Back (Answer)

• Wet - characterised by cardiovascular disease (patients have oedema and other features of heart failure) • Dry - characterised by neurological disease (may have Wernicke’s syndrome)

#20
Front (Question)

What are the main features of pellagra?

Back (Answer)

3 D’s • Dementia • Diarrhoea • Dermatitis

#21
Front (Question)

State the manifestations of the following deficiencies in trace elements. • Iron • Iodine • Zinc • Copper • Fluoride

Back (Answer)

• Iron - anaemia • Iodine - goitre, hypothyroidism • Zinc - dermatitis • Copper - anaemia • Fluoride - dental caries

#22
Front (Question)

What does excess of the following mineral cause • Iron • Copper • Fluoride

Back (Answer)

• Iron - haemochromatosis • Copper - Wilson’s • Fluorosis (white/brown speckles on teeth - not harmful)

#23
Front (Question)

What is the recommended division between fats, carbohydrates and proteins in a normal diet?

Back (Answer)

Carbohydrate: 50% Fats: 33% Protein: 17%

#24
Front (Question)

Describe the adiponectin levels in obese people.

Back (Answer)

Reduced - this leads to insulin resistance NOTE: insulin causes a slight increase in satiety and thermogenesis