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Suggest Treatment For Bruising And Bleeding From Scratched Patches On Skin
i have very dark red bloos oozing from places where i have scratchingbecause have have patches all over my body from cirrossis as a result of hep c. if i break open a scratch then it starts to bleed an sometimes i cant get it too stop bleeding, i can wrap it with guaze then wrap with that stretches stuff and it will keep it at bay but when i take it iff later it starts to bleed over again what is going on with me i have stage four liver diseaseand am on coumadin from a leaki heart vlave which was replaced with a mechanical one in 2007 and the number have been staying at 2.6 or 8 and once in awhilw 2,8. i also find bruises keep popping up all obver my body lately
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
this is a complicated issue but manageable.Cirrhosis and hep c may have lead to low vitamin k and you require substitution with injectible vitamin k injections under care of a physician in a glucose drip.Low vitamin k leads to hemmorrhagic tendencies in skin also, also coumadin has to be monitored by your heart doctor for dose modification or change of medicine to different one if advisable
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