tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post1745133522373738001..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: Special KCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-25841708668870273782013-10-16T20:10:54.679-07:002013-10-16T20:10:54.679-07:00yes! you are all right. it's true, i wrote thi...yes! you are all right. it's true, i wrote this case when i read a news report on the increaesd incidence of vit K deficiency.<br />-<br />Special K<br /><br />This is vitamin K deficiency in the newborn which can cause hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. <br /><br />Source: UpToDate.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-75595695064036529602013-10-16T07:27:41.933-07:002013-10-16T07:27:41.933-07:00Vitamin K Deficient Bleeding.
Anti-seizure medica...Vitamin K Deficient Bleeding.<br /><br />Anti-seizure medications and cephalosporins taken by the mother are both particular risk factors for VKDB. VKDB is rare due to vitamin K prophylaxis, but these mothers refused any interventions for their newborns.<br /><br />Breastfed newborns are also at a higher risk for VKDB, as breast milk is not rich in vitamin K. If these mothers refused interventions, they may have a greater distrust in things they don't consider natural for their children, such as baby formula.<br /><br />This blog is so much fun, even with a complete lack of anything resembling medical training. Thank goodness my cases are as fictional as my MD.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-42760987651652183392013-09-23T07:56:43.088-07:002013-09-23T07:56:43.088-07:00Their parents are ignorant laypeople who choose to...Their parents are ignorant laypeople who choose to listen to the All Natural Crunchy Granola Talking Heads rather than take any actual useful medical advice from the plethora of obstetricians and pediatricians out there who could have warned them that if they didn't allow their newborn to get vitamin K, then the baby would be at risk for hemorrhagic disease of the newborn aka vitamin K deficiency bleeding? webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-70487687384425018252013-09-22T03:48:25.671-07:002013-09-22T03:48:25.671-07:00Vitamin K deficiencyVitamin K deficiencysidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517529202444474417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-76971629893053796192013-09-17T19:30:52.464-07:002013-09-17T19:30:52.464-07:00I just learned about this in class! Hemorrhagic d...I just learned about this in class! Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn because of vitamin K deficiency. Usually an injection of vit K is given at birth to prevent this from happening before the baby starts producing it.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578063256043884384noreply@blogger.com