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Newborn infants receive a single injection of vitamin K at birth due to the fact that?
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Newborn infants receive a single injection of vitamin K at birth due to the fact that babies are born with low levels of this vitamin in their body. Parents are usually asked if they wish this injection to be administered to their child or not.
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How is vitamin K deficiency treated?
Vitamin K deficiency in newborn infants is treated and prevented with a single injection of phylloquinone (5 mg).
Injection site for newborn vitamin k?
Vastus Lateralis, IM
Why is vitamin k is given to a newborn?
The infants stomach/intestines are considered sterile and do not contain the natural flora that is responsible for the synthesis of vitamin K, which helps with the clotting factor so Vitamin K is given to newborn as prophylaxis better safe than sorry.
Which vitamin deficiency causes massive hemorrhaging in infants?
The deficiency of Vitamin K or menaquinone.
Why trineurosol H injection used?
it is a vitamin suppliment
Can vitamin b and vitamin a be mixed for injection?
No. Vitamin B is water soluble while vitamin A is fat soluble. Therefore the two can't be combined.
Which injection to newborns need at birth-Vitamin D or K?
D
How many unit in vitamin-D injection?
150,000 IU ergocalciferol
Why does the Dr give a newborn vitamin K?
Vitamin K is routinely administered to newborns to help prevent blood clotting disorders. This disorder is called Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding and occurs in about 1 in 10,000 babies. Infants with this disorder can begin to bleed into the brain, often leading to brain damage or death. There is some controversy about whether or not these injections increase the risk of the child developing leukemia later in life.
What population group is most vulnerable to vitamin A toxicity?
infants, young children
What happens if you dont get enough vitamin k?
Vitamin K deficiency is extremely rare in healthy adults. Cases of deficiency usually only occur in individuals with malabsorption problems, severe liver damage or disease, or those being treated with drugs that interfere with the vitamin's metabolism. Your health care professional will let you know if you fall into one of these categories. The main symptoms in these cases are that blood doesn't coagulate normally and you can experience increased bruising. Infants born in the United States and Canada routinely receive a dose of vitamin K at birth (usually 0.5-1.0 mg intramuscularly or 2.0 mg orally within 6 hours of birth). This is because infants are usually born with poor vitamin K status and low amounts of clotting factors, thus increasing the risk of bleeding during the first few weeks. In addition, their immature intestines cannot produce vitamin K. Exclusively breastfed infants receive low amounts of vitamin K from human milk.
What do you need to do for going through a vein in hip with vitamin injection?
A person should take pain medication before getting a vitamin injection into the hip. Sometimes it is done in a vein. Other times, it can be injected into a hip muscle.
