Vitamin K

  • required for gamma-carboxylation of

    • factors II, VII, IX, X

    • protein C/S

  • derived from vegetable and intestinal floor

  • fat-soluble

Causes of Deficiency

  • poor diet

  • broad-spectrum antibiotics

  • biliary tract disease

  • intestinal malabsorption

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