You are the intern on the postnatal ward. A healthy term boy was born two hours ago weighing 3400 g. After a f…

Question

You are the intern on the postnatal ward. A healthy term boy was born two hours ago weighing 3400 g. After a full discussion of the risks, both parents decline the intramuscular vitamin K injection but accept oral prophylaxis. The mother is well and takes no medicines, and plans to breastfeed exclusively. The baby is feeding, is not jaundiced, and has no vomiting or diarrhoea. Which one of the following oral phytomenadione schedules should be charted?

Accepted Answer

2 mg at birth then day 3 to 5 then week 4

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2 mg at birth and again at day 3 to 5 only

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2 mg at birth only with no further doses given

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2 mg daily for the first seven days of life

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2 mg weekly for the first twelve weeks of life

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