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ALLMedicine™ Vitamin K Deficiency Center

Research & Reviews  231 results

Take the Shot: A Review of Vitamin K Deficiency.
https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20230102-02
Pediatric Annals; Shaw MA, Liu A

Feb 14th, 2023 - Vitamin K is essential for the process of coagulation. In its absence, severe and sometimes fatal bleeding events can occur, especially in newborns. Vitamin K prophylaxis at birth has been shown to prevent morbidity and mortality associated with v...

Late Vitamin K Deficiency-related Bleeding in Neonates (VKLB): Comparison of Different Strategies to Prophylaxis
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05713045

Feb 6th, 2023 - Partecipanting Centers Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Siena Ospedale Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli, Napoli Ospedale Di Venere, Bari Materials and Methods Term healthy newborn born from March 2019 ...

Protein S Deficiency
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/205582-overview

Jan 31st, 2023 - Practice Essentials Protein S is a vitamin K–dependent anticoagulant protein that was first discovered in Seattle, Washington in 1979 and arbitrarily named after that city. The major function of protein S is as a cofactor to facilitate the action ...

Protein S Deficiency Workup
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/205582-workup

Jan 31st, 2023 - Laboratory Studies Protein S deficiency is diagnosed using laboratory tests for the protein S antigen and by using other tests for functional protein S activity (based on clotting assays), as follows [34] : Protein S antigen: Laboratories can test...

Protein S Deficiency
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/205582-print

Jan 31st, 2023 - Practice Essentials Protein S is a vitamin K–dependent anticoagulant protein that was first discovered in Seattle, Washington in 1979 and arbitrarily named after that city. The major function of protein S is as a cofactor to facilitate the action ...

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Drugs  31 results see all →

Clinicaltrials.gov  10 results

Late Vitamin K Deficiency-related Bleeding in Neonates (VKLB): Comparison of Different Strategies to Prophylaxis
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05713045

Feb 6th, 2023 - Partecipanting Centers Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Siena Ospedale Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli, Napoli Ospedale Di Venere, Bari Materials and Methods Term healthy newborn born from March 2019 ...

Clinical Trial Analyzing the Efficacy of Oral Administration of Tranexamic Acid in Spine Surgery.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05705336

Jan 30th, 2023 - The study design is a prospective randomized control trial done in a single institution from 2021 to 2022. Approval from the institutional ethics committee was obtained for the study (number 04/21). Major surgery was defined as "surgeries involvin...

Bile Acids Metabolism and Genetic Mutation Profile in the ICP in the Indian Population
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05691036

Jan 19th, 2023 - Many physiological, anatomical, and hormonal changes occur in the body during pregnancy to facilitate the best possible growth of the fetus. A functional liver and bile acids (BA) milieu are critical for the development of the fetus, and adverse p...

Maternal and Neonatal Benefits of Prophylactic Administration of Vitamin K Before Elective Cesarean Section
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04984083

Feb 15th, 2022 - Vitamin K deficiency can cause serious risks to pregnant women and their babies that may lead to hemorrhage, especially in newborns. We aim to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin k in decreasing blood loss during and after elective cesarean section (...

Comparative Study Evaluating the Effect of Vitamin K1 Versus Vitamin K2 on Vascular Calcification in Dialysis Patients
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04477811

Jul 21st, 2021 - Vascular calcification has emerged as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, especially in chronic kidney disease . It has a predictive value of poor prognoses and clinical outcomes in CKD patients such as overall m...

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News  22 results

Tender Nonhealing Lesion on the Leg
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/258269/dermatopathology/tender-nonhealing-lesion-leg
Austinn C. Miller, MD, Mojahed Mohammad K. Shalabi, MD et. al.

Sep 28th, 2022 - The Diagnosis: Calciphylaxis Calciphylaxis is a rare life-threatening condition that most often is seen in patients with end-stage renal disease at a rate of 35 per 10,000 chronic dialysis patients. 1 It less commonly has been described in nonuremi.

Pediatrics Group Stresses Benefits of Vitamin K Shots for Infants
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968916

Feb 22nd, 2022 - After the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) began recommending vitamin K shots for newborns in 1961, infant bleeding as a result of vitamin K deficiency plummeted. The life-threatening disorder is so rare that some parents now question the need...

PIVKA-II shows promise as HCC biomarker
https://www.mdedge.com/fedprac/article/240486/hepatocellular-carcinoma/pivka-ii-shows-promise-hcc-biomarker

May 24th, 2021 - Key clinical point: Increased levels of prothrombin induced by vitamin K deficiency or antagonist- II (PIVKA-II) identified patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Major finding: Median PIVKA-II serum levels were significantly higher in pati.

Consider hepatitis D testing for patients receiving nucleoside analogues
https://www.mdedge.com/fedprac/article/240241/hepatocellular-carcinoma/clinical-edge-journal-scan-commentary-hcc-may-2021
Nevena Damjanov, MD

May 17th, 2021 - Nevena Damjanov, MD This month’s articles investigate earlier diagnosis of new or recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The first study looked at patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, trying to identify those at higher risk for deve.

Warfarin Use Linked to Knee and Hip Replacement in Osteoarthritis Patients
https://www.staging.medscape.com/viewarticle/940569

Nov 8th, 2020 - Patients who take the vitamin K antagonist warfarin to prevent thromboembolic events are significantly more likely to require knee or hip replacement surgery — a surrogate endpoint for end-stage osteoarthritis — than are patients who take direct o...

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Patient Education  2 results see all →