Question 1

what is the treatment for vitamin k overdose?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin K overdose: There is no toxicity risk from eating vitamin k-rich foods. Vitamin supplements containing vitamin k1 and vitamin k2 are also safe even in high amounts when taken orally. However, vitamin k3, also known as menadione, can be cause cell damage that leads to liver toxicity, hemolytic anemia, and jaundice. There is no good information on treatment of vitamin k overdose.

Question 2

can a person overdose on vitamin k when eating spinach?

Accepted Answer

No: Vitamin k is a fat-soluble vitamin used by the body to help with blood clotting. Spinach is rich in vitamin k, with a cup of raw spinach containing about 145 micrograms (0.145 mg). Daily doses of vitamin k as high as 135 mg (equivalent to 930 cups of raw spinach!) have not been shown to affect clotting.

Question 3

can i apply vitamin k and vitamin c directly on my skin ( vitamins from the drug store like liquid vitamins )?

Accepted Answer

Not advisable: not advisable,  you may take them by mouth. The best vitamins are not in pills or syrup, they are in fresh leafy vegetable and fruits

Question 4

is it reckless to administer vitamin k by iv if it can be given s/c or im? why?

Accepted Answer

Yes. IV bad choice.: The oral route and IV route are equally effective at correcting excessive anticoagulation. The IV route carries the risk of anaphylaxis. Therefore the IV route should not be used if the oral route is available.  The SC route is NOT as effective as the oral or IV and should not be considered a first line option.

Question 5

what is the rationale for injecting vitamin k to newborn`s thigh?

Accepted Answer

Stop bleeding: Newborns do not have adequate vitamin k at birth which is necessary for proper clotting of the blood.  This injection serves as a prophylactic against bleeding episodes of the newborn.

Question 6

what can you tell me about vitamin k?

Accepted Answer

Gut production: when the intestines are colonized by bacteria of the correct strains, vitamin K will be produced which participate in production of blood clotting factors; newborns in the first week of life do not have this ability

Question 7

what is vitamin k? what does it do in our body?

Accepted Answer

Helps blood clot: Vit K is necessary in the cascade for clotting.  Infants dis not have enough Vit K in the old days and would present with fatal hemorrhaging at 7-8 days-called Hemmorhagic Disease of the Newborn.  Fortunately this is rarely seen today.  There is tremendous benefit at birth where the recommendation is for an injection of 1 mg right after birth.

Question 8

in what chief capacity does vitamin k function?

Accepted Answer

Improves clotting: A long time ago before we gave injections at birth of vit k, infants would have episodes of bleeding called hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.  There were many fatalities.  Since vit k is not present in sufficient quantities in breast & bottled milk, it is given to all infants at birth to improve clotting factors to prevent hemorrhaging.

Question 9

does jujube has vitamin k?

Accepted Answer

Jujube: No, green vegetables are a source of vitamin k. Jujube does, however, have alot of vitamin c, and when dried b vitamins (riboflavin and thiamine).

Question 10

what does vitamin k prevent?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding: Vitamin k is a cofactor in humans' ability to clot. When we don't have enough we have the potential to have severe bleeding. That is why brand new babies receive a dose of vitamin k. 
Humans get most of their vitamin k from bacteria in their intestines although it also comes from some foods.

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