{"id":6333,"date":"2012-03-23T14:39:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T18:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=6333"},"modified":"2013-05-21T18:08:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T22:08:46","slug":"vitamin-deficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2012\/03\/vitamin-deficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin Deficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"
Vitamin deficiency questions often end up on board exams. A quick review of the most tested information is below:<\/p>\n
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Vitamin<\/strong><\/td>\nCellular Mechanism<\/strong><\/td>\n | Deficiency Syndrome<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Vitamin A<\/td>\n | Photoreceptors, glycoprotein synthesis<\/td>\n | Keratomalacia, xerophthalmia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Vitamin C<\/td>\n | Synthesis of collagen,<\/td>\n | Scurvy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Vitamin D<\/td>\n | Calcium and phosphorus absorption, bone mineralization<\/td>\n | Rickets, osteomalacia, increased risk of some malignancies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Vitamin K<\/td>\n | Prothrombin\/coagulation factor formation<\/td>\n | Increased bleeding tendency, elevated prothrombin time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | <\/p>\n
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