An infant has gluten-sensitive enteropathy and the parents ask the healthcare professional to explain why the baby bruises so easily. The professional explains that the baby has which deficit?
A)Vitamin K deficiency from fat malabsorption
B)Bone marrow function depression
C)Iron, folate, and B₁₂ deficiency anemias
D)Prescribed daily warfarin

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Deficiencies of fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamin K) are common in children with gluten-sensitive enteropathy, also known as celiac disease or celiac sprue. Vitamin K malabsorption leads to hypoprothrombinemia, causing the child to bruise and bleed easily. Bone marrow function depression would characterize aplastic anemia. Anemias can have many different causes and children with celiac disease can become anemic. There is no indication that this infant is on warfarin; it is not a treatment for this disorder.

An Infant Has Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy and the Parents Ask the Healthcare