Title: Physeo Anki Decks / 04 - Biochemistry / 05 - Metabolism / Section 20.10 - Vitamin A

Q: [...] is a Vitamin A derivative used to treat [...]
A: Isotretinoin; cyctic acne
Extra: Ice pack = Isotretinoin is used to treat cystic acne

Q: Vitamins A, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E are all [...]
A: antioxidants
Extra: Berries = Antioxidant

Q: Vitamin A can be used to treat [cancer]
A: acute promyelocytic leukemia
Extra: Blood dropping on cancer ribbon = Used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia

Q: Vitamin A is found in the [organ] and [food]
A: liver; leafy vegetables
Extra: Liver and leafy vegetables = Found in the liver and leafy vegetables

Q: Vitamin A can be used to treat [RNA virus]
A: measles (paramyoxyviridae)
Extra: Weasel = Used to treat measles

Q: Retinol is a constituent of [...]
A: visual pigments
Extra: eyeglasses = Constituent of visual pigments
Necessary for proper vision

Q: Vitamin A deficiency can cause [immunity]
A: immunosuppresion
Extra: Guy on a stretcher = Vitamin A deficiency can cause immunosuppression

Q: Acute vitamin A toxicity can cause [general GI symptom(s)]
A: nausea and vomitting
Extra: Vomiting = Acute vitamin A toxicity can cause nausea and vomiting
Can also cause blurry vision, vertigo, and alopecia

Q: [Acute or chronic] vitamin A toxicity can cause [CNS disorder]
A: Chronic; pseudotumor cerebri
Extra: Bowl of noodles that resembles a brain = Chronic vitamin A toxicity can cause pseudotumor cerebri

Q: Chronic Vitamin A is teratogenic and can cause [...] and a cleft palate
A: cardiac defects
Extra: Broken fish tank pump = Chronic vitamin A toxicity can cause cardiac defects

Q: Chronic Vitamin A is teratogenic and can cause cardiac defects and a [...]
A: cleft palate
Extra: Wooden palettes = Chronic vitamin A toxicity can cause cleft palate

Q: Vitamin A is essential for the normal differentiation of [cell type] into specialized tissue types
A: epithelial cells
Extra: Sandwich platter with various meats and cheeses = Essential for differentiation of epithelial cells into specialized tissue types

Q: Clinical manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency includes:
1.) [degeneration]
2.) Night Blindness
3.) Destruction of hair follicles
4.) Alopecia
5.) Xerosis cutis (dry and scaly skin)
6.) Bitot spots (Foamy appearance of conjuctiva)
A: Corneal degeneration
Extra: Cracked glasses = Vitamin A deficiency can cause corneal degeneration

Q: Clinical manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency includes:
1.) Corneal degeneration
2.) [blindness when]
3.) Destruction of hair follicles
4.) Alopecia
5.) Xerosis cutis (dry and scaly skin)
6.) Bitot spots (Foamy appearance of conjuctiva)
A: Night Blindness
Extra: Blind man with walking stick = Vitamin A deficiency can cause night blindness

Q: Clinical manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency includes:
1.) Corneal degeneration
2.) Night Blindness
3.) [Destruction]
4.) Alopecia
5.) Xerosis cutis (dry and scaly skin)
6.) Bitot spots (Foamy appearance of conjuctiva)
A: Destruction of hair follicles
Extra: Bald man = Vitamin A deficiency can cause destruction of hair follicles

Q: Clinical manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency includes:
1.) Corneal degeneration
2.) Night Blindness
3.) Destruction of hair follicles
4.) [Hair disorder]
5.) Xerosis cutis (dry and scaly skin)
6.) Bitot spots (Foamy appearance of conjuctiva)
A: Alopecia
Extra: Bald guy = Acute vitamin A toxicity can cause alopecia

Q: Clinical manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency includes:
1.) Corneal degeneration
2.) Night Blindness
3.) Destruction of hair follicles
4.) Alopecia
5.) [Dry and scaly skin]
6.) Bitot spots (Foamy appearance of conjuctiva)
A: Xerosis cutis
Extra: Snake with dry scaly skin = Vitamin A deficiency can cause dry and scaly skin (xerosis cutis)

Q: Clinical manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency includes:
1.) Corneal degeneration
2.) Night Blindness
3.) Destruction of hair follicles
4.) Alopecia
5.) Xerosis cutis
6.) [Foamy appearance of conjuctiva]
A: Bitot spots
Extra: Foam snake toy = Vitamin A deficiency can cause foamy-appearing spots on the conjuctiva (Bitot spots)

Q: Chronic vitamin A toxicity can be [organ toxicity] leading to [organomegaly]
A: hepatotoxic; hepatomegaly
Extra: Shirts with liver spots next to a toxic wet floor sign = Chronic vitamin A toxicity can be hepatotoxic