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6th February 2024

A patient presents to ED with severe acute abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa.

A patient presents to ED with severe acute abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa. There is suspicion of appendicitis. The patient is normally on warfarin for the management of their atrial fibrillation. It was decided to stop the warfarin temporarily and to give vitamin K. 

How does Vitamin K work? 

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