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36 Cards in this Set
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Flag sign (Traverse depigmentation of hair)
Consider Deficiency of |
Protein
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Easily Pluckable Hair
Consider Deficiency of |
Protein
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Sparse Hair
Consider deficiency of Consider excess of |
Protein
Biotin Zinc Vitamin A |
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Corkscrew hair and unemerged coiled hairs
Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin C
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Traverse ridging of nails
Consider deficiency of |
Protein
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Scaling skin
Consider deficiency of Consider excess of |
Vitamin A
Zinc Essential FAs Vitamin A |
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Cellophane Appearance
(thin, transparent) Consider deficiency of |
Protein
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Cracking of the skin
Consider deficiency of |
Protein
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Follicular Hyper-keratosis
Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin A
Vitamin C |
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Petechiae -
a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin. Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin C
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Purpura -
a rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels. Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin C
Vitamin K |
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Pigmentation, desquamation of sun-exposed areas
Consider deficiency of |
Niacin
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Yellow pigmentation-sparing sclerae (benign)
Consider Excess of |
Carotene
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Papilledema - optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intra-cranial pressure
Consider excess of |
Vitamin A
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Night Blindness
Xerophthalmia Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin A
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Cheilosis - dry, cracking, ulcerated lips
Consider deficiency of |
Riboflavin
Pyridoxine Niacin |
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Angular Stomatitis - Inflammation and radiating fissures at the corners of the mouth
Consider deficiency of |
Riboflavin
Pyridoxine Niacin |
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Atrophic lingual papillae (slick tongue)
Consider deficiency of |
Riboflavin
Niacin Folate Vitamin B12 Protein Iron |
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Glossitis - scarlet, raw tongue
Consider deficiency of |
Riboflavin
Niacin Pyridoxine Folate Vitamin B12 |
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Hypogeusesthesia
Hyposmia Consider deficiency of |
Zinc
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Periodontal Destruction - Swollen, retracted, bleeding gums (if teeth are present)
Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin C
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Beading of ribs
Epiphyseal swelling Bowlegs Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin D
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Tenderness (subperiosteal hemorrhage in child)
Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin C
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Headache
Consider excess of |
Vitamin A
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Drowsiness, lethargy, vomiting
Consider excess of |
Vitamin A
Vitamin D |
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Dementia
Consider deficiency oc |
Niacin
Vitamin B12 |
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Poor wound healing
Pressure ulcers Consider deficiency of |
Protein
Vitamin C Zinc |
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Confabulation
Disorientation Consider deficiency of |
Thiamin (Koraakoff's psychosis)
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Ophthalmoplegia - paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eye
Consider deficiency of |
Thiamin
Phosphorus |
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Peripheral Neuropathy - weakness, paresthesia, ataxia, decreased tendon reflexes, fine tactile sense, vibratory sense, and position sense.
Consider deficiency of Consider excess of |
Thiamin
Pyridoxine Vitamin B12 Pyridoxine |
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Tetany - intermittent muscular spasms
Consider deficiency of |
Calcium
Magnesium |
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Parotid enlargement
Consider deficiency of |
Protein
Also consider bulimia |
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Heart failure
Consider deficiency of |
Thiamin
Wet beriberi Phosphorus |
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Sudden heart failure, death
Consider deficiency of |
Vitamin C
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Hepatomegaly - enlargement of the liver
Consider deficiency of Consider excess of |
Protein
Vitamin A |
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Edema
Consider deficiency of |
Protein
Thiamin |