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=Background= | |||
# | #Cofactor for vitamin K-dependent clotting factors II, VII, IX, X | ||
## | ##Used by liver | ||
## | ##Fat soluble | ||
= | =Differential Diagnosis of Deficiency= | ||
# Nutritional | #Nutritional deficiency | ||
# Malabsorption | #Malabsorption | ||
# | #Cholestasis: since it is fat soluble and needs bile salts to be absorbed | ||
=Treatment for Deficiency)= | |||
# | #Fresh Frozen Plasma: 1ml contains 1U of each clotting factor | ||
#Consider Vitamin K | #Consider Vitamin K oral or IV (subcutaneous not recommended): will take up to 24 hours to work and up to 2 weeks to wear off | ||
=See Also= | |||
*[[Warfarin (Coumadin) Reversal]] | *[[Warfarin (Coumadin) Reversal]] | ||
*[[Coagulation Disorders]] | *[[Coagulation Disorders]] | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 24 August 2013
Background
- Cofactor for vitamin K-dependent clotting factors II, VII, IX, X
- Used by liver
- Fat soluble
Differential Diagnosis of Deficiency
- Nutritional deficiency
- Malabsorption
- Cholestasis: since it is fat soluble and needs bile salts to be absorbed
Treatment for Deficiency)
- Fresh Frozen Plasma: 1ml contains 1U of each clotting factor
- Consider Vitamin K oral or IV (subcutaneous not recommended): will take up to 24 hours to work and up to 2 weeks to wear off