D440 CHAPTER 7: VITAMINS QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 62-year-old woman who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day and whose food
intake records reveal a minimal intake of vitamin C foods is most likely to be at
risk for: correct answer Easy bruising and pinpoint hemorrhages.
A deficiency of vitamin A may result in: correct answer Night blindness pg. 88
A folic acid deficiency induces a form of anemia called: correct answer
Megaloblastic anemia
A good food source of vitamin K is: correct answer Spinach, collard greens, and
kale pg. 96
A good source of niacin is: correct answer Beef pg. 100-101
A patient states to the nurse "I eat plenty of grains and fruits to help prevent
cardiovascular disease, so I don't need a lot of vegetables." Which statement
regarding this patient is accurate? correct answer Vegetables should be added to
obtain phytonutrients that some grains and fruits do not have. Pg. 108
A secondary deficiency of a vitamin is caused by: correct answer Malabsorption
pg. 96
A toxic level of vitamin D is most likely to result in: correct answer Calcification of
soft tissues pg. 92
, A vitamin D deficiency in growing children that results in malformation of skeletal
tissue, especially in long bones, is referred to as: correct answer Rickets pg. 91
A vitamin that behaves more like a hormone than a vitamin is: correct answer
Vitamin D pg. 90
An alcoholic is most likely to be deficient in: correct answer Thiamin (B1) pg. 98
An athlete who increases his or her intake of pasta will also increase his or her
need for: correct answer Thiamin pg. 98
An example of a meal high in vitamin C is: correct answer Bacon, lettuce, and
tomato sandwich and strawberries.
An important function of vitamin A is to: correct answer Help form rhodopsin in
the eye (retinol) pg. 87
Beriberi results from a deficiency of: correct answer Thiamin (B1) pg. 98
Beta-carotene can be converted into: correct answer Retinol pg. 88
Blistered skin is a symptom of vitamin __ toxicity correct answer A pg. 89
Choline deficiency causes: correct answer increased fat accumulation in the liver.
Pg. 107
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 62-year-old woman who smokes one pack of cigarettes a day and whose food
intake records reveal a minimal intake of vitamin C foods is most likely to be at
risk for: correct answer Easy bruising and pinpoint hemorrhages.
A deficiency of vitamin A may result in: correct answer Night blindness pg. 88
A folic acid deficiency induces a form of anemia called: correct answer
Megaloblastic anemia
A good food source of vitamin K is: correct answer Spinach, collard greens, and
kale pg. 96
A good source of niacin is: correct answer Beef pg. 100-101
A patient states to the nurse "I eat plenty of grains and fruits to help prevent
cardiovascular disease, so I don't need a lot of vegetables." Which statement
regarding this patient is accurate? correct answer Vegetables should be added to
obtain phytonutrients that some grains and fruits do not have. Pg. 108
A secondary deficiency of a vitamin is caused by: correct answer Malabsorption
pg. 96
A toxic level of vitamin D is most likely to result in: correct answer Calcification of
soft tissues pg. 92
, A vitamin D deficiency in growing children that results in malformation of skeletal
tissue, especially in long bones, is referred to as: correct answer Rickets pg. 91
A vitamin that behaves more like a hormone than a vitamin is: correct answer
Vitamin D pg. 90
An alcoholic is most likely to be deficient in: correct answer Thiamin (B1) pg. 98
An athlete who increases his or her intake of pasta will also increase his or her
need for: correct answer Thiamin pg. 98
An example of a meal high in vitamin C is: correct answer Bacon, lettuce, and
tomato sandwich and strawberries.
An important function of vitamin A is to: correct answer Help form rhodopsin in
the eye (retinol) pg. 87
Beriberi results from a deficiency of: correct answer Thiamin (B1) pg. 98
Beta-carotene can be converted into: correct answer Retinol pg. 88
Blistered skin is a symptom of vitamin __ toxicity correct answer A pg. 89
Choline deficiency causes: correct answer increased fat accumulation in the liver.
Pg. 107
