Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn

Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (Vitamin K Deficiency)
What is hemorrhagic disease of the newborn?
Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a bleeding problem that occurs in a newborn during the first few days of life.

Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
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Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
Alternate Names : Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, VKDB
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Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a bleeding disorder that usually develops shortly after a baby is born.
See also: Hemolytic disease of the newborn
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Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn)
What is vitamin K deficiency bleeding?

Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (see Vitamin Deficiency, Dependency, and Toxicity: Vitamin K Deficiency) is hemorrhage within a few days of a normal delivery caused by transient physiologic deficiency in vitamin K--dependent coagulation factors.

Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is a bleeding problem that occurs during the first few days of life.
Hypospadias
Hypospadias is a disorder in newborn boys in which the opening of the urethra is not located at the tip of the penis.

The most common use of vitamin K is to supplement babies at birth, thus preventing hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. Routine administration of vitamin K to newborns is, however, being questioned by practitioners of evidence-based nursing.

Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which a baby has too few platelets-the blood cells needed for clotting.
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn) ...

In newborn babies, the absence of large intestinal bacteria coupled with the absence of body stores of vitamin K may result in hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.

vein thrombosis, DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation, drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia, drug-induced non-immune thrombocytopenia, factor X, factor Xa, hemophilia, hemolytic uremic syndrome, hemorrhage, hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, ...

when confronted with a potential coagulopathy, physicians must respond quickly in their evaluation and management to avoid catastrophic hemorrhage In late hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, ...

Newborns may be given injections of vitamin K to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.

See also: Deficiency, Bleeding, Pregnancy, Symptom, Pediatrics