"Vitamin K Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN K in the diet, characterized by an increased tendency to hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS). Such bleeding episodes may be particularly severe in newborn infants. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1182)
| Descriptor ID |
D014813
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.920 C15.378.463.841 C18.654.521.500.133.912
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin K Deficiency- Vitamin K Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin K
- Deficiencies, Vitamin K
- Vitamin K Deficiencies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin K Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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PIVKA-II correlates with INR but not protein C or protein S concentrations in cord blood among newborns. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2016 May 18; 9(2):139-43.
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Vitamin K and bone health in older adults. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2014; 33(1):10-22.
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Gray matter heterotopias and brachytelephalangic chondrodysplasia punctata: a complication of hyperemesis gravidarum induced vitamin K deficiency? Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Jan 15; 143A(2):200-4.
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Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) treatment in infants with hemorrhage. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Oct; 16(10):1042-6.
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A prospective analysis of serum vitamin K in severely burned pediatric patients. J Burn Care Rehabil. 1998 Jan-Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):75-81; discussion 73-4.
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Nutritional deficiencies in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. Postgrad Med. 1990 Jan; 87(1):163-7, 170.