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Bruise With Lump On Arm, On Blood Thinners, Have Enlarged Liver, Mass In Urethra, History Of Open Heart Surgery. Serious?
My mother is on a lot of blood thiners such as: Metoprolo and Rythemal and other meds her health is compromised she has had penumekacial menengitis two open heart surgeries and now a possible mass in her ureatha and her liver is enlarged or slightly inflamed. I am concerned about a bruise with a cyst type of lump she has on her arm that seems like a hematoma
Wed, 25 Sep 2013
greetings,
since your mother is on lot of blood thinners hence a little bruise can lead to a clump,or swelling.
as these blood thinners interfere in clotting(which is why they are prescribed for in these patients) its better that care should be taken to avoid trauma etc.hope it helps.
since your mother is on lot of blood thinners hence a little bruise can lead to a clump,or swelling.
as these blood thinners interfere in clotting(which is why they are prescribed for in these patients) its better that care should be taken to avoid trauma etc.hope it helps.
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