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NWHSU Clinical Nutrition 1 - Water
Soluble Vitamins Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
What are symptoms of B vitamin Deficiency
✓ Sore Throat
✓ Redness and Swelling of Mouth (Glossitis)
✓ Cracks on outside of lips, corners of mouth (Cheilosis)
✓ Fatigue, Weakness, Tachycardia, Forgetfulness
Who is at risk for B vitamin deficiency
✓ Stressed or Depressed people
What are the 3 important functions of Thiamin (B1)
✓ Energy Metabolism
✓ Nervous System functions (metabolism of ach and Serotinin)
✓ Protein synthesis (DNA to RNA)
What is thiamin deficiency called
✓ Beriberi
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What are 3 presentations of thiamin deficiency
✓ Dry- peripheral neuropathy, exaggerated reflexes
✓ Wet- cardiomyopathy, edema
✓ Cerebral- Wernicke's syndrome, Korsakoff psychosis
What are characteristic conditions that can benefit from thiamin
supplementation
✓ Neurological- Neuritis, peripheral neuropathy, sciatica
✓ Other- CHF, dementia, diabetes
What is the toxicity of thiamin
✓ None
What are 2 important functions of roboflavin?
✓ Oxidation/Reduction reactions
✓ Antioxidant
How does riboflavin affect glutathione function
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✓ Glutathione reductase is used to assess roboflavin nutritional status.
From oxidized to reduced
What are SSx of riboflavin deficiency?
✓ Ariboflavinosis
✓ Cheliosis
✓ Angular stomatitis
✓ Normochromic Normocytic anemia
What are characteristic conditions that may benefit from riboflavin
supplementation?
✓ Cataract prevention
✓ Migraine headache
✓ Parkinson's Disease
✓ Psoriasis
What does of riboflavin is useful for migraine H/a
✓ 400 mg/day
What is the toxicity of riboflavin?
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NWHSU Clinical Nutrition 1 - Water
Soluble Vitamins Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
What are symptoms of B vitamin Deficiency
✓ Sore Throat
✓ Redness and Swelling of Mouth (Glossitis)
✓ Cracks on outside of lips, corners of mouth (Cheilosis)
✓ Fatigue, Weakness, Tachycardia, Forgetfulness
Who is at risk for B vitamin deficiency
✓ Stressed or Depressed people
What are the 3 important functions of Thiamin (B1)
✓ Energy Metabolism
✓ Nervous System functions (metabolism of ach and Serotinin)
✓ Protein synthesis (DNA to RNA)
What is thiamin deficiency called
✓ Beriberi
Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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What are 3 presentations of thiamin deficiency
✓ Dry- peripheral neuropathy, exaggerated reflexes
✓ Wet- cardiomyopathy, edema
✓ Cerebral- Wernicke's syndrome, Korsakoff psychosis
What are characteristic conditions that can benefit from thiamin
supplementation
✓ Neurological- Neuritis, peripheral neuropathy, sciatica
✓ Other- CHF, dementia, diabetes
What is the toxicity of thiamin
✓ None
What are 2 important functions of roboflavin?
✓ Oxidation/Reduction reactions
✓ Antioxidant
How does riboflavin affect glutathione function
Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 1|Page | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
✓ Glutathione reductase is used to assess roboflavin nutritional status.
From oxidized to reduced
What are SSx of riboflavin deficiency?
✓ Ariboflavinosis
✓ Cheliosis
✓ Angular stomatitis
✓ Normochromic Normocytic anemia
What are characteristic conditions that may benefit from riboflavin
supplementation?
✓ Cataract prevention
✓ Migraine headache
✓ Parkinson's Disease
✓ Psoriasis
What does of riboflavin is useful for migraine H/a
✓ 400 mg/day
What is the toxicity of riboflavin?
Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update
