RD Exam Sodexo Based Study Guide 2024 with 100% Correct Answers

RD Exam Sodexo Based Study Guide 2024 with 100% Correct Answers Vitamin A Deficiency - Answer- Night blindness, xerophthalmia [abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation], keratomalacia, follicular hyperkeratosis [excessive development of keratin in hair follicles, resulting in rough, cone-shaped, elevated papules] Vitamin A Excess - Answer- Scaly skin, bone pain, pseudotumor cerebri, hepatomegaly Vitamin C Deficiency - Answer- Scurvy, capillary hemorrhage of gingiva, skin, bone, and poor wound healing Vitamin C Excess - Answer- Rebound deficiency after high intake Vitamin D Deficiency - Answer- rickets, ostemalacia Vitamin D Excess - Answer- Constipation, renal stones, myositis ossificans[formation of bone tissue inside muscle tissue], hypercalcemia Vitamin E Deficiency - Answer- Hemolysis in preterm infant, peripheral neuropathy Vitamen E Excess - Answer- Suppress hematologic response to iron in anemia Vitamin K Deficiency - Answer- Bruising Bleeding Vitamin K Deficiency - Answer- Jaundice Thiamine deficiency - Answer- Beriberi: cardiomyopathy, peripheral neuropathy and encephalopathy Thiamine Excess - Answer- No known S/S Riboflavin Deficiency - Answer- cheilosis (dry, scaly lips), glossitis (inflammed tongue), diarrhea, dermatitis Riboflavin Excess - Answer- No known S/S Niacin Deficiency - Answer- Pellagra: dementia, diarrhea, and dermatitis Niacin Excess - Answer- Flushing (redness of skin) Pyridoxine deficiency - Answer- seizures, anemia, and irratibility Pyridoxine excess - Answer- neuropathy Biotin deficiency - Answer- dermatitis, alopecia, muscle pain Biotin Excess - Answer- No known S/S Folate deficiency - Answer- macrocytic anemia, stomatitis (inflammation of the mouth), parasthesia (abnormal prickling type sensation), glossitis(inflamed tongue), neural tube defects of the fetus folate excess - Answer- No known S/S Vitamin B12 deficiency - Answer- megalosblastic anemia, neuropathy, paresthesia (abnormal prickling type sensation), glossitis (inflamed tongue) Aluminum deficiency - Answer- No known S/S Aluminum excess - Answer- CNS disorder Boron Deficiency - Answer- calcification abnormalities Boron Excess - Answer- No known S/S Calcium Deficiency - Answer- Osteomalacia, tetany Calcium Excess - Answer- Constipation, heart block, vomiting Chloride Deficiency - Answer- Alkalosis Chloride Excess - Answer- Acidosis