Description : In adults a severe deficiency of vitamin D causes (A) Night blindness (B) Osteomalacia (C) Rickets (D) Skin cancer
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : A deficiency of vitamin B12 causes (A) Beri-Beri (B) Scurvy (C) Perniciuos anemia (D) Ricket
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The Vitamin B1 deficiency causes (A) Ricket (B) Nyctalopia (C) Beriberi (D) Pellagra
Description : Ricket is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin?
Last Answer : Vitamin-D
Description : Deficiency of Vitamin D leads to (A) Rickets (B) Osteomalacia (C) Xeropthalmia (D) Both (A) and (B)
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Exposure to sunshine and diet rich in fish liver oils, oatmeal and sweet potatoes will not cause the deficiency disease 1. Osteomalacia 2. Osteoporosis and frequent bone fractures 3. Rickets 4. Fatty liver (a) 1, 2 (b) 1, 2, 3 (c) 1, 3 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Last Answer : Lack of vitamin D causes this disease
Description : Severe deficiency of Vitamin D results in -----. A. scurvy B. rickets (Answer) C. night blindness D. osteomalacia
Last Answer : B. rickets (Answer)
Description : Isonicotinic acid hydrazide given in the treatment of tuberculosis may lead to a deficiency of (A) Vitamin A (B) Pyridoxin (C) Folate (D) Inositol
Description : Prolonged deficiency of nicotinic acid causes (a) pellagra (b) xerophthalmia (c) osteomalacia (d) anaemia.
Last Answer : (a) pellagra
Description : Rickets is the deficiency disease of Vitamin D, in which the affected part is the - (1) skin (2) hair (3) bone (4) blood
Last Answer : (3) bone Explanation: Rickets is a softening of bones in children due to deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium, potentially leading to fractures and deformity. Rickets is ... lead to rickets (cases of severe diarrhea and vomiting may be the cause of the deficiency).
Description : Rickets is the deficiency disease of Vitamin D, in which the affected part is the (1) skin (2) hair (3) bone (4) blood
Last Answer : bone
Description : Desease caused by HIV- (a) Tuberculosis (b) Cancer (c) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Description : Osteomalacia can be prevented by the administration of calcium and a vitamin: (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
Description : ALSO CHECK: Long-sight defect could be corrected by using ----- lens? Deficiency of vitamin B1 is causes-----? A. Rickets B. Bone Infection C. Beriberi (Answer) D. Myopia
Last Answer : C. Beriberi (Answer)
Description : The radioactive Strontium-90 causes (1) Brain cancer (2) Skin cancer (3) Lung cancer (4) Bone cancer
Last Answer : (2) Skin cancer Explanation: Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope of strontium produced by nuclear fission. Used mostly in weapons and nuclear power plants, poisoning usually occurs through accidental ... to various forms of skin cancer in cases where the radiation was absorbed through the skin.
Description : TLV of NO2 & NO exposure for the human being is 5 & 25 ppm respectively. Prolonged exposure of human being to NO2 causes (A) Skin disorder (B) Bronchitis (C) Bone disease (D) Cancer
Last Answer : (B) Bronchitis
Description : The radioactive Strontium-90 causes : (1) Brain cancer (2) Skin cancer (3) Lung cancer (4) Bone cancer
Last Answer : Skin cancer
Description : A decrease in the ionized fraction of serum calcium causes (A) Tetany (B) Rickets (C) Osteomalacia (D) Osteoporosis
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Which one of the following drugs, when used chronically, is associated with the development of bone pain and mineralization defects such as osteomalacia? (a) Calcitonin (b) Dihydrotachysterol (c) Ergocalciferol (d) Etidronate (e) Norgestrel
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : A metabolic bone disease characterized by inadequate mineralization of bone is a) osteomalacia Osteomalacia is a metabolic bone disease characterized by inadequate mineralization of bone. b) osteoporosis ... of the joint disorders. OA affects the articular cartilage, subchondral bone, and synovium.
Last Answer : a) osteomalacia Osteomalacia is a metabolic bone disease characterized by inadequate mineralization of bone.
Description : Which of the following drug is implicated in the causation of osteomalacia of the bone? A. Steroid B. Estrogen C. Heparin D. Phenytoin
Last Answer : D. Phenytoin
Description : Renal ricket is caused by renal tubular defect (usually inherited) which interferes with reabsorption of (A) Calcium (B) Phosphorous (C) Sodium (D) Chloride
Description : In ricket, the product of Ca x p (in mg/ 100 ml) in serum is below (A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 70 (D) 100
Description : An inherited or acquired renal tubular defect in the reabsorption of phosphate (Vit D resistant ricket) is characterized with (A) Normal serum Phosphate (B) High serum phosphate (C ... blood phosphorous with elevated alkaline Phosphate (D) A high blood phosphorous with decreased alkaline phosphatase
Description : Osteomalacia occurs due to the deficiency of `,`
Last Answer : Osteomalacia occurs due to the deficiency of `,` A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin B C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin D
Description : Rickets and Osteomalacia is caused due to the deficiency of?
Last Answer : Vitamin D
Description : Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adult in caused by deficiency of (a) vit. A (b) vit B (c) vit. C (d) vit D
Last Answer : (d) vit D
Description : Which of the following is a skin disease? (1) Rickets (2) Osteomalacia (3) Anaemia (4) Pellagra
Last Answer : (4) Pellagra Explanation: Pellagra is a disease caused by low levels of niacin, also known as vitamin B-3. It's marked by dementia, diarrhea, and dermatitis, also known as “the three Ds”.
Description : Vitamin deficiency that causes fatty liver includes all except (A) Vitamin E (B) Pyridoxine (C) Retionic acid (D) Pantothenic acid
Description : The deficiency of which one of the following vitamin causes creatinuria? (A) Vitamin E (B) Vitamin K (C) Vitamin A (D) Vitamin B6
Description : A deficiency of vitamin B12 causes (A) Cheliosis (B) Beriberi (C) Pernicious anemia (D) Scurvy
Description : Deficiency of vitamin C causes (A) Beriberi (B) Pellagra (C) Pernicious anaemia (D) Scurvy
Description : Deficiency of Vitamin A causes (A) Xeropthalmia (B) Hypoprothrombinemia (C) Megaloblastic anemia (D) Pernicious anemia
Description : What causes osteomalacia ?
Last Answer : Osteomalacia is caused by a lack of vitamin A.
Description : Vitamin C deficiency leads to:------? A. Scurvy (Answer) B. Cold C. Cancer D. Rickets
Last Answer : A. Scurvy (Answer)
Description : A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of (a) cancer of the thyroid gland (b) oversecretion of pars distalis (c) deficiency of iodine in diet (d) low secretion of growth hormone
Last Answer : (c) deficiency of iodine in diet
Description : Serum inorganic phosphorous decreases in all the following conditions except (A) Hyperparathyroidism (B) Intestinal malabsorption (C) Osteomalacia (D) Chronic renal failure
Description : Hypocalcaemia can occur in all the following except (A) Rickets (B) Osteomalacia (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Intestinal malabsorption
Description : A rise in blood calcium may indicate (A) Paget’s disease (B) Rickets (C) Osteomalacia (D) Hypervitaminosis D
Description : Calcification of soft tissues can occur in (A) Osteomalacia (B) Rickets (C) Hypervitaminosis D (D) None of these
Description : Bowlegs and knock-knees can occur in (A) Rickets (B) Osteomalacia (C) Both A and B (D) Hypervitaminosis D
Description : Osteomalacia may be expected in 1) Sarcoidosis 2) Auto-immune adrenalitis 3) Pseudo-hypoparathyroidism 4) Pernicious anaemia 5) Mercury poisoning
Last Answer : Answers-5 Osteomalacia may occur with vitamin D deficiency. Mercury poisoning or any heavy metal poisoning causes an acquired Fanconi syndrome with distal renal tubular acidosis.
Description : Serum biochemistry of a 60 year old man revealed calcium of 1.98 mmol/l and phosphate of 0.55 mmol/l with an alkaline phosphatase of 450 IU/l.Which among the following mosts suits ... biochemistry? 1) Osteoporosis 2) Osteomalacia 3) Pagets Disease 4) Secondary Hyperparathyroidism 5) Renal failure
Last Answer : Answers-2 Osteomalacia is associated with low calcium and phosphate with raised alkaline phosphatase. Serum biochemistry is normal in osteoporosis. Pagets disease is associated with normal ... renal failure when tertiary hyperparathyroidism sets in there is low calcium with raised phosphate.
Description : Vitamin D is manufactured by the activation of ergosterol by U.V light in the (a) liver (b) skin (c) bone (d) muscle
Description : Which of the following is a function of Vitamin A in the body? A. Vision, bone and body growth B. Immune defenses, maintenance of body linings and skin C. Normal cell development and reproduction D. All of the above (Answer)
Last Answer : D. All of the above (Answer)
Description : The standard management oral anticoagulant therapy for chronic treatment of venous thromboembolism is with the drug warfarin. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the administration ... warfarin be continued for at least one year after initial episode of deep venous thrombosis
Last Answer : Answer: a, b Warfarin interferes with the vitamin K dependent clotting factors II, VII, IX and X, protein C, and protein S. An important complication of warfarin is skin ... the benefit from anticoagulant therapy and thus is the basis for discontinuing warfarin administration at this time
Description : Which one of the following symptoms of nutritional deficiency disorders is specific to Vitamin C deficiency? (1) Cracks on lips (2) Spongy bleeding gums (3) Pale conjunctivae (4) Rashes on skin
Last Answer : (3) Pale conjunctivae Explanation: Paleness, also known as pale complexion or pallor, is an unusual lightness of skin color compared with your normal complexion.
Description : Which skin disease is formed due to the deficiency of Vitamin B2?
Last Answer : Dermatitis