Friday, 9 September 2016

Self Assessment USMLE Step 1 - MCQ of the Day


A 25 years old G6PD deficient patient is under the effect of the popular notion that megadoses of vitamin C protects against the common cold and he uses that.  Such a thing is not documented in controlled clinical trials and probably the little relief is due to the mild antihistaminic effect of Ascorbic acid.    The use of megadoses of vitamin C predisposes this patient to which of the following complications?

  1. Bleeding from gums
  2. Defective collagen formation
  3. Easy bruising
  4. Excess collagen formation
  5. Hemplytic Anemia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer: e

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