vit k deficiency

1. VITAMIN K
DEFICIENCY
MS KIRAN NAYYAR

2. • There are two main kinds of vitamin K. Vitamin K1
(phylloquinone) comes from plants, especially leafy green
vegetables like spinach and kale. Vitamin K2
(menaquinone) is naturally created in the intestinal tract
and works similarly to K1.
• Vitamin K plays an important role in coagulation, better
known as blood clotting. Clotting is a process that helps
prevent excessive bleeding both inside and outside the
body.
• Also called as “Koagulation vitamin”.
Vitamin

3. FUNCTION OF VIT. K
•Role of vitamin K.in coagulation.
•Protects bones from weakening or fracture
•Prevents calcification of blood vessels or heart vessels

4. CAUSES
Although vitamin K deficiency is uncommon in adults, certain
people are at increased risk if they:
• Take coumarin anticoagulants such as warfarin, which thins
the blood
• Are taking antibiotics
• Have a condition that causes the body to not absorb fat
properly (fat malabsorption)
• Have a diet that is extremely lacking in vitamin K

5. RISK FACTORS
Vitamin K deficiency causes haemorrhagic diseases of the
newborn, which usually occurs 1 to 7 days postpartum.
Neonates are pones to vitamin K deficiency because of the
following:
• The placenta transmit lipids and vitamin K relatively poor.
• The neonatal liver is immature with respect to prothrombin
synthesis.
• Breast milk is low in vitamin K, 2.5 mg/h ( cow’s milk
5000mg/l)
• Newborns don’t produce vitamin K on their own in the first
few days of life

7. • In infants,
• Bleeding from the area where the umbilical cord is removed
• Bleeding in the skin, nose, the gastrointestinal tract, or other
areas
• Bleeding at the penis if the baby has been circumcised
• Sudden bleeding in the brain, which is extremely dangerous
and life-threatening.

8. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
• PTT
• Thrombin time
• Platelet count
• Bleeding time
• Level of fibrinogen

10. SUMMARY
• Introduction
• Function of vit. K
• Causes
• Risk factors
• Sign and symptoms
• Diagnostic test
• Treatment

11. RECAPULIZATION
• What is the another name of Vitamin K?
• Dose of vitmin K is administrated in newborn?

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• https://www.healthline.com/health/vitamin-k-deficiency
• www.Wikipedia.com