Suggest remedy for an internal bleed
Patient: My friend is in the Hospital and says Blood tests state she now has an Internal Bleed. She was diagnosed with CHF the other day and she is obese and has sores on her back calves. They ve put her on antibiotics etc, but she is on different medications for various reasons. Gravol, anti-depressants, Tylenol and seizure meds etc. Wondering if these meds have anything to do with her Internal Bleed. She seems very ill, will she pull through this, can they do anything for an Internal Bleed? Doctor: Hello and welcome to HCM,Congestive heart failure and medications prescribed to you are probably not the cause of internal bleed.Internal bleed can occur due to internal injury.Spontaneous internal bleeding can occur due to reduced platelet count or deficiency of coagulation factors.Thus, you need to consult your primary healthcare provider for clinical assessment and prescribe these investigations- complete hemogram, platelet counts, bleeding time, clotting time and other coagulation tests- prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT).In case any of these investigations are abnormal, you need to consult your hematologist for further management.Thanks and take careDr shailja P Wahal