sweetybokhari
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which one of the following statements about hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is true?
1) it is more common in bottle fed infants
2)it requires therapy with fresh frozen plasma
3)it becomes evident in the first 24 hrs of the life
4) it results from the deficiency of vitamin k.
5)it is more common in females
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| DrPak
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wierd question... what's the answer?
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| NE
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4- this is the MCC
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| robin082006
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4) it results from the deficiency of vitamin k.
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| DrVirgo
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question about 4- why would Vitamin K deficiency be the most common cause when all newborns in the US are given Vit K prophylactically?
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| new_n_lost
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The more appropriate term for hemorrhagic disease of newborn is vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). Historically, all bleeding disorders in the newborn were grouped together under the diagnosis of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN).
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic966.htm
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