Question

Samuel is a 63-year-old single man who works fall time in a food processing plant. He has a history of esophageal cancer, which was treated suocessfully with anti-cancer drugs and surgery four years ago. His weight had been stable at 135 pounds until 6 months ago. Since then, he has experienced an involuntary weight loss of so pounds. He complains of a poor appetite and being overly weak, tired, and irritable. He also complains of cracks at the corners of his mouth and a chronie sore throat, which concerns him, given his cancer history His usual diet i fairly consistent. He states that he rarely eats breakfast because he starts work at 6 a.m. He eats two deli meat sandwiches, sually pastrami or salami, and a soda at to a.m, and may eat a candy bar in the afternoon wben he gets off work. He often prepares and eats a frozen dinner or pizza at home in the evening and routinely drinks "about four or five beers" before going to bed. Occasionally, he cooks roast and masbed potatoes for dinner and may have cereal with milk for a snack before bed. He rarely eats vegetables or fruit. 1. Considering Samuel's alcohol consumption, which B vitamin may he be deficient in? O b. Pantothenic acd O d. Thiamin O e, Botin a. Other symptoms that Samuel reports having also support a thiamin deficieney. Which one of the following would not be one of those symptoms? O a, weakness O c. weight loss Od. poor appebte 0 e. ads at the corners of hs mouth

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2. e) cracks at the corners of his mouth would not be one of those symptoms which report thiamin deficiency.

4. e) Samuel's complaint of having cracks at the corners of his mouth is a symptom for riboflavin deficiency.

5. c) An excellent source of food for riboflavin is liver.

6. a) Samuel can boost the riboflavin intake by consuming more milk and milk products.

7. a) A significant source of thiamin, riboflavin and other B vitamins is eggs.