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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.
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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.
How is vitamin K deficiency treated?
Vitamin K deficiency in newborn infants is treated and prevented with a single injection of phylloquinone (5 mg).
What are vitamin K supplements used for?
The most common use of vitamin K is to supplement babies at birth, thus preventing hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.
If vitamin K bacteria or not please give me a short answer?
Shortest answer, no. Vitamin K is a vitamin.
Injection site for newborn vitamin k?
Vastus Lateralis, IM
Newborn infants receive a single injection of vitamin K at birth due to the fact that?
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.
How get a newborn baby girl to cry?
If you give her a shot of vitamin k she will cry or take off her hat that will also make her cry if you pinch her she will also cry and then you can hold her up and make her stop crying and she will go to sleep and you bring her to her mommy while she is sleeping and the mommy picks up the newborn baby girl and that will wake her up and and make her cry a lot of times you can take off her hat in any second she will cry
Which vitamin is given to newborns to prevent hemorrhage after the umbilical cord is cut?
Vitamin K- but the cord is clamped so that it doesn't bleed. It can't just be cut or it will hemorrhage. The baby doesn't have sufficient clotting proteins as a newborn, so it is given a shot of Vitamin K to help with that.
Can you give your cat vitamin k?
i dont know ask your cats vet.
What is the antidote for phenytoin?
vitamin k
Which vitamin is most important in blood clotting?
Vitamin K.
Can you use cardamom while usiing coumadin?
The main dietary concern of taking warfarin/coumadin has to do with the amount of vitamin K in your diet. Vitamin K changes the way warfarin affects the blood. When you eatfoods that are high in vitamin K, you can decrease the effect of warfarin. Likewise,eating less vitamin K can increase the effect of the medicationAccording to Dr. Gourmet.com, a website with online menu planning for people with special diet concerns, 1 tsp. of cardamom has a low level of vitamin k.
