Test Bank for Understanding Nutrition 16th Edition
Whitney | Complete Chapters 1 - 20 | Questions and
Answers with explanation | PDF format | Latest 2024
A patient with a poor diet shows mental disturbances, muscle weakness, and
impaired cardiac function, suggesting a possible
A. thiamin deficiency.
B. niacin deficiency.
C. vitamin B6 deficiency.
D. vitamin B12 deficiency.
E. folate deficiency. - ANSWER A
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome results from
A. thiamin deficiency due to alcoholism.
B. niacin deficiency due to low protein intake.
C. vitamin B6 due to low consumption of organ meats.
D. riboflavin deficiency due to low dairy intake.
E. vitamin C due to low fruit and vegetable consumption. - ANSWER A
A patient with a poor diet showing symptoms of diarrhea, confusion, and
discoloration of the skin suggests a possible
A. thiamin deficiency.
B. niacin deficiency.
C. vitamin B6 deficiency.
D. vitamin B12 deficiency.
E. vitamin C deficiency. - ANSWER B
A patient showing poor wound healing, bruising, joint pain, and bleeding gums may
have a deficiency of
A. thiamin.
B. niacin.
C. vitamin B6.
D. vitamin B12.
E. vitamin C. - ANSWER E
Scurvy is a disease resulting from
A. thiamin deficiency due to alcoholism.
B. niacin deficiency due to low protein intake.
C. vitamin B6 deficiency due to low consumption of organ meats.
D. riboflavin deficiency due to low dairy intake.
E. vitamin C deficiency due to low fruit and vegetable consumption - ANSWER E
A patient's blood sample shows large immature red blood cells. This may suggest a
deficiency in
A. thiamin and niacin.
, B. niacin and vitamin B6.
C. vitamin B6 and B12.
D. vitamin B6 and folate.
E. vitamin B12 and folate. - ANSWER E
Which list contains only vitamins that can have toxic effects if consumed in excess?
A. thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin C
B. vitamin B12, folate, biotin
C. thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6
D. niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin C
E. biotin, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid - ANSWER D
Excess of which water-soluble vitamin can cause a long-term toxic effect of
numbness due to nerve damage?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. pantothenic acid
D. vitamin B6
E. choline - ANSWER D
Excess of which water-soluble vitamin can cause a long-term toxic effect of liver
damage?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. niacin
D. vitamin B6
choline - ANSWER C
Excess of which vitamin can cause toxic effects of excess perspiration and fishy
body odor?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. niacin
D. vitamin B6
E. choline - ANSWER E
Which vitamin has a Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) based on gastrointestinal
discomfort?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. pantothenic acid
D. vitamin B6
E. choline - ANSWER B
Which list contains only vitamins that play a role in red blood cell health?
A. thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B12
B. niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin C
C. vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate
D. niacin, vitamin B6, choline
E. vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin - ANSWER C
Whitney | Complete Chapters 1 - 20 | Questions and
Answers with explanation | PDF format | Latest 2024
A patient with a poor diet shows mental disturbances, muscle weakness, and
impaired cardiac function, suggesting a possible
A. thiamin deficiency.
B. niacin deficiency.
C. vitamin B6 deficiency.
D. vitamin B12 deficiency.
E. folate deficiency. - ANSWER A
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome results from
A. thiamin deficiency due to alcoholism.
B. niacin deficiency due to low protein intake.
C. vitamin B6 due to low consumption of organ meats.
D. riboflavin deficiency due to low dairy intake.
E. vitamin C due to low fruit and vegetable consumption. - ANSWER A
A patient with a poor diet showing symptoms of diarrhea, confusion, and
discoloration of the skin suggests a possible
A. thiamin deficiency.
B. niacin deficiency.
C. vitamin B6 deficiency.
D. vitamin B12 deficiency.
E. vitamin C deficiency. - ANSWER B
A patient showing poor wound healing, bruising, joint pain, and bleeding gums may
have a deficiency of
A. thiamin.
B. niacin.
C. vitamin B6.
D. vitamin B12.
E. vitamin C. - ANSWER E
Scurvy is a disease resulting from
A. thiamin deficiency due to alcoholism.
B. niacin deficiency due to low protein intake.
C. vitamin B6 deficiency due to low consumption of organ meats.
D. riboflavin deficiency due to low dairy intake.
E. vitamin C deficiency due to low fruit and vegetable consumption - ANSWER E
A patient's blood sample shows large immature red blood cells. This may suggest a
deficiency in
A. thiamin and niacin.
, B. niacin and vitamin B6.
C. vitamin B6 and B12.
D. vitamin B6 and folate.
E. vitamin B12 and folate. - ANSWER E
Which list contains only vitamins that can have toxic effects if consumed in excess?
A. thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin C
B. vitamin B12, folate, biotin
C. thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6
D. niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin C
E. biotin, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid - ANSWER D
Excess of which water-soluble vitamin can cause a long-term toxic effect of
numbness due to nerve damage?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. pantothenic acid
D. vitamin B6
E. choline - ANSWER D
Excess of which water-soluble vitamin can cause a long-term toxic effect of liver
damage?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. niacin
D. vitamin B6
choline - ANSWER C
Excess of which vitamin can cause toxic effects of excess perspiration and fishy
body odor?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. niacin
D. vitamin B6
E. choline - ANSWER E
Which vitamin has a Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) based on gastrointestinal
discomfort?
A. thiamin
B. vitamin C
C. pantothenic acid
D. vitamin B6
E. choline - ANSWER B
Which list contains only vitamins that play a role in red blood cell health?
A. thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B12
B. niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin C
C. vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate
D. niacin, vitamin B6, choline
E. vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin - ANSWER C
