A patient comes to the clinic, worried that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted disease. He complains that his lips are cracked, and he has a "thick" tongue and an itchy scrotum
Upon further assessment, the nurse finds cheilosis, glossitis, vascularization of the cornea, and irritated dermatitis of the scrotum. The nurse suspects that these signs and symptoms are consistent with which vitamin deficiency?
a. Riboflavin
b. Thiamin
c. Pyridoxine
d. Niacin
ANS: A
Symptoms consistent with riboflavin deficiency include cheilosis, glossitis, vascularization of the cornea, and itchy dermatitis of the scrotum.
Symptoms of thiamin deficiency include neurologic and motor deficits, (eg, anesthesia of the feet, ataxic gait, footdrop, and wristdrop).
Symptoms of pyridoxine deficiency include seborrheic dermatitis, microcytic anemia, peripheral neuritis, convulsions, depression, and confusion.
Symptoms of niacin deficiency are scaling and cracking of the skin in areas exposed to the sun.
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A nurse preparing to give medications to clients in the emergency department avoids making medication errors by following drug administration rights. Which "rights" did the nurse use?
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