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Why do humans bruise easily?
Easy bruising or easy bruising on impact occurs quite often in many people. This condition often occurs from many causes, can be normal, can also be a sign of disease. Therefore, if you are a person who bruises easily, find out the cause and see a doctor early for timely treatment.
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Vascular bleeding disorders
Normal blood clotting is important because it helps the wound stop bleeding and start the healing process. However, in some cases, blood clotting can be disrupted. This condition is called a blood clotting disorder. Causes may be due to disorders of clotting factors, disorders of platelets or blood vessel walls.
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What happens to the body if there is an excess of vitamin K?
Side effects of excess vitamin K include enlarged liver, pale skin, increased sweating, shortness of breath, muscle stiffness, edema, irregular breathing, decreased movement or activity, swollen eyelids, or red skin. In infants and newborns, vitamin K plays an important role in preventing and controlling bleeding, especially bleeding in the brain and meninges. At the same time, it can combine with calcium to help strengthen bones. However, excess vitamin K can also be very dangerous as it can cause hemolysis, jaundice, and cerebral palsy.
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Prevention of vitamin K deficiency and cerebral hemorrhage in children
According to research, 90% of children with cerebral hemorrhage due to vitamin K deficiency usually occur at 30-40 days of age, mainly due to vitamin K deficiency. Cerebral hemorrhage - meningitis in young children can be completely prevented by providing vitamin K to all newborns.
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Risk of cerebral hemorrhage in neonates due to vitamin K . deficiency
Intracerebral hemorrhage due to vitamin K deficiency is a serious problem that can occur in some newborns within the first few days after birth. If the bleeding is large, causing compression of brain tissue, the disease can be life-threatening or leave serious sequelae later.
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Cerebral hemorrhage - premature membranes in young children
Hemorrhage in newborns is a dangerous condition, most commonly subcutaneous hemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage, meningitis... Severe cerebral hemorrhage leads to compression or damage to brain tissue, leading to a high mortality rate, with a rate of sequelae of up to 40-50%.
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What vitamins do children 1-3 years old need?
Vitamin supplementation depends on the needs of each child's age. Therefore, to know what vitamins a 1-year-old, 2-year-old or 3-year-old child needs, parents must understand their child's needs to meet the necessary vitamins and minerals.
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Guidelines for vitamin K supplementation for children and adults
Vitamin K helps regulate and support the blood clotting process in the body. If unfortunately deficient, blood clotting function will be affected, leading to the risk of bleeding and possibly death. Therefore, supplementing vitamin K properly and in sufficient doses is extremely necessary.
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How to know what the body lacks?
Nosebleeds, hair loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, ... are sometimes some signs of a lack of nutrients in the body that you need to pay attention to. For the human body, vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients that need to be supplemented every day through diet to ensure health. So how do you know what nutrients your body lacks?
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9 ways to supplement vitamin K
Vitamin K is broken down very quickly and excreted in urine or feces. Therefore, it rarely reaches toxic levels in the body even when consumed in large amounts. So do you need to supplement vitamin K? And what foods are rich in vitamin K? Let's read 9 more ways to supplement vitamin K in the article below.
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Vitamin K2: Everything you need to know
Unlike vitamin A or vitamin B, vitamin K2 is not really popular and not many people know about it. Vitamin K2 rarely appears in the Western diet and does not receive much attention. However, this is a nutrient that plays an important role in many aspects of human health.
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