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Phytonadione, also known as parental vitamin K1, is a therapeutic that is used to reverse the effects of anticoagulants. There are many severe reactions that can occur within or during 20 minutes post-administration of parental vitamin K1 such as very low heart rate, very high heart rate, very low blood pressure, cardiac arrest, difficult ...
Many countries in the world choose intramuscular injections in newborn to keep them safe from vitamin K deficiency bleeding. It is considered a safe treatment and saves many children from death and severe neurologic deficit every year. [9] Side effects when given by injection may include pain at the site of injection. [7]
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) of the newborn, previously known as haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, [1] is a rare form of bleeding disorder that affects newborns and young infants due to low stores of vitamin K at birth. [2] It commonly presents with intracranial haemorrhage with the risk of brain damage or death. [3]
The app could help identify severe cases in low and middle-income countries to prevent complications.
Vitamin K is a family of structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamers found in foods and marketed as dietary supplements. [1] The human body requires vitamin K for post-synthesis modification of certain proteins that are required for blood coagulation ("K" from Danish koagulation, for "coagulation") or for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues. [2]
Since the syndrome is due to the accumulation of chloramphenicol, the signs and symptoms are dose related. [10] According to Kasten's review published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a serum concentration of more than 50 μg/mL is a warning sign, [10] while Hammett-Stabler and John states that the common therapeutics peak level is 10-20 μg/mL and is expected to achieve after 0.5-1.5 hours of ...
For all the buzz surrounding weight loss medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide, these drugs aren’t perfect. They come with a risk of side effects like nausea and diarrhea, along with ...
Bronze baby syndrome (dark pigmentation of skin). The primary symptom is yellowish discoloration of the white part of the eyes and skin in a newborn baby. [1] Other symptoms may include excess sleepiness or poor feeding. [1] A bilirubin level more than 34 μmol/L (2 mg/dL) may be visible. [1]