How to Use It The recommended dietary allowance for vitamin K is about 1 mcg per 2.2 pounds of body weight per day or about 65 to 80 mcg per day for most adults. 2 This level of intake may be achieved by consuming adequate amounts of leafy green vegetables. However, studies have shown that many men and women aged 18 to...
This medicine is used for the following purposes: bleeding disorder, vitamin deficiency. Generic Name: Vitamin K1 (phytonadione)
This medicine is used for the following purposes: bleeding disorder, vitamin deficiency. Brand Name(s): Mephyton. Generic Name: Vitamin K1 (phytonadione)
This medicine is used for the following purposes: bleeding disorder, vitamin deficiency. Generic Name: Vitamin K1 (phytonadione)
Vitamins are certain chemicals the body needs in small amounts to function properly. They work in a variety of ways, mostly as "helpers." For example, many of the B vitamins help the body use protein, carbohydrate, and fats. Vitamins are divided into two categories: Water-soluble vitamins include all the B vitamins and...
Related Topics What Makes a Good Multivitamin? Healthy Eating Why take vitamin and mineral supplements? For healthy people, supplements may help prevent vitamin and mineral deficiencies when the diet does not provide all necessary nutrients. They can also supply amounts of nutrients larger than the diet can provide...
Vitamins A, D, and E topical (for the skin) is a skin protectant. It works by moisturizing and sealing the skin, and aids in skin healing. This medication is used to treat diaper rash, dry or chafed skin, and minor cuts or burns. Vitamins A, D, and E may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Vitamins are divided into two categories. Water-soluble vitamins These travel freely through the body. The part that the body doesn't use passes through the kidneys and leaves the body as urine or stool. The body needs water-soluble vitamins in frequent, small doses. They aren't likely to reach toxic levels. Fat-soluble...
Botanical names: Vitex agnus castus How It Works Vitex contains several different constituents, including flavonoids, iridoid glycosides, and terpenoids. The whole fruit extract, rather than one of its individual constituents, appears to be necessary for the medicinal activity of vitex. 1 Vitex does not contain...
White spots on the skin may be the visible signs of vitiligo, a disorder that causes skin depigmentation. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful. Go for the ginkgo Improve repigmentation by taking 40 mg of a standardized extract of the herb Ginkgo biloba three times a day...
Vitrectomy is a surgery to remove the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye. It may be done when there is a retinal detachment or if blood in the vitreous gel (vitreous hemorrhage) does not clear on its own. Removing the vitreous gel gives your eye doctor better access to the back of the eye. This surgery is done by...
Vitreous gel (also called vitreous humor) is a thick, colorless, gel-like fluid that fills the large space in the middle of the eye, behind the lens. It helps the eyeball maintain its shape.
Vocal cords, or vocal folds, are ligaments covered by soft mucous membranes in the larynx (voice box) that allow voice production. A stiff-edged vocal ligament is a band of elastic tissue that stretches between the cartilage that makes up the larynx. When air passes over closed vocal cords, they vibrate and make sounds.
Vocational (job) training helps people choose and learn work that suits their skills and interests. Programs are available through local school districts and the department of education in each state. A job helps you or your teen in many ways: You earn money, which helps you stay or become independent. You gain...
Voclosporin is used together with other medicines to treat kidney problems (active lupus nephritis) in adults with system lupus erythematous (SLE). Voclosporin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
For kidney disease. Brand Name(s): Lupkynis. Generic Name: Voclosporin.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: hormonal disorder, decreased appetite.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: hormonal disorder, decreased appetite.
What are voice problems? Voice problems usually include pain or discomfort when you speak or difficulty controlling the pitch, loudness, hoarseness, or quality of your voice. As you exhale, air gently passes through your throat, across your open vocal cords, and out your mouth and nose. When you speak, your vocal cords...
A voiding cystourethrogram is a test that is done to see if there are problems with the bladder or other parts of the urinary system. It uses contrast liquid and X-rays so the doctor can see the size of the bladder and how the bladder fills and drains. This test can show if urine from the bladder is flowing back up...
A voiding cystourethrogram (say "sis-toh-you-REE-throh-gram") is a test that is done to see if there are problems with the urinary system and to see how urine flows out of the bladder. This test, also called a VCUG, uses contrast fluid and X-rays so the doctor can see how the bladder fills and drains. A VCUG can show if...
Complete one of these records each day for several days, then take the completed records to your doctor. This information will help you and your doctor see how often you leak urine and what seems to cause the leakage. Name: Date: Instructions: Place a check mark in the appropriate column next to the time you urinated in...
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemicals found in many household products; examples of VOCs include acetone, formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene. Exposure to volatile organic compounds may cause symptoms such as headaches; nausea; and eye, nose, and throat irritation. Products that may contain volatile organic...
Severe vomiting can mean that: You vomit more than 10 times in 24 hours. For at least 24 hours, you vomit every time you try to drink something. The vomit shoots out in large amounts and with great force.
Repeated vomiting : The child vomits nearly every time he or she tries to drink something. This type of vomiting makes it impossible to keep down any fluids or solid food, which greatly increases the chance of becoming dehydrated. The child has an even greater chance of dehydration if he or she also has diarrhea...
Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is an autosomal dominant disease that can predispose individuals to multiple neoplasms. Germline pathogenic variants in the VHLgene predispose individuals to specific types of benign tumors, malignant tumors, and cysts in many organ systems. These include central nervous system...
What is von Willebrand disease? Von Willebrand disease is a bleeding disorder. When you have this problem, it takes longer for your blood to form clots, so you bleed for a longer time than other people. Normally when a person starts to bleed, small blood cells called platelets go to the site of the bleeding. These cells...
Von Willebrand disease is an inherited bleeding disorder that prevents blood from clotting properly. In this disease, a protein in the body's blood system (von Willebrand factor) is missing or does not work well, and the blood cells (platelets) cannot stick together normally to form clots at the site of bleeding...
Von Willebrand factor is a naturally occurring protein in the blood that helps blood to clot. People with an inherited blood-clotting disorder called von Willebrand disease do not have enough of this protein in their blood. A lack of von Willebrand factor can cause uncontrolled bleeding. . Von Willebrand factor is used...
For bleeding disorder. Brand Name(s): Vonvendi. Generic Name: Vonicog Alfa (Von Willebrand Factor, Recombinant)
