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Suggest Reasons And Treatments For Liver Hematoma?
Hi, my mother has recently been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, she was admitted to hospital yesterday with tightness in her chest and a nose bleed that she had that wouldn't stop (she also takes warfarin)...she had to be taken to resus and was advised that she has a liver heamatoma....what are the causes of liver heamatoma and what is the treatment? Thanks, Susan
Wed, 27 Aug 2014
Hi and welcome ot HCM. it can be traumatic hematoma which is common especially in those who are on warfarin. But also it can be casud by liver tumors. Treatlent is emergent if there is sig of hemorrhagic shoc and anemia. otherwise it should be evaluated by diagnoszic tests first. Wish you good health. Regards
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