Vitamin K

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

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Vitamin K benefit

Vitamin K source

Overview

Food Sources

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Side Effects

Vitamin K

Alternative Names:

Vitamin K deficiency; Deficiency - vitamin K

Side Effects:

Vitamin K deficiency is very rare and occurs when there is an inability to absorb the vitamin from the intestinal tract. Vitamin K deficiency can also occur after prolonged treatment with oral antibiotics.

Individuals with vitamin K deficiency usually have an increased propensity to bruising and bleeding.

Review Date: 10/27/2004
Reviewed By: Kevin Pho, M.D., Attending, Internal Medicine, Boston VA Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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