In preparing to welcome our second child this coming summer, we recently decided to do some more research into the pros and cons of giving vitamin K shots to newborns. After reading through several papers and discussing the matter over many days, we decided that for our second child, we wil...
Vitamin K is necessary for our bodies to activate certain molecules (also known asclotting factors) that help the blood to clot. The blood clotting factors are there in normal numbers at birth, but not activated fully due to low levels of Vitamin K. If we do not have enough Vitamin K, ...
Thus 4-hydroxycoumarin inhibits the formation of prothrombin and reduces the clotting power of the blood, whereas there is some evidence that at sufficient dosage benzalacetone produces capillary damage and leads to bleeding upon the very slightest trauma. Significantly enough, vitamin K ...
Review New Insights into the Pros and Cons of the Clinical Use of Vitamin K Antagonists (VKAs) Versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) Rick H. van Gorp 1,2 and Leon J. Schurgers 1,* Received: 15 May 2015 ; Accepted: 5 November 2015 ; Published: 17 November 2015 1 Department of ...
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Demographic Information Participants recorded their date of birth, sex, ethnicity and qualification. Information on medical history, alcohol consumption and smoking status was also collected. 2.6.2. Medication and Supplement Use At baseline participants were asked to record any medications (prescription or...