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What Can Cause Low Platelet Count Along With Shortness Of Breath?
Hi, I am a nursing student and I am trying to figure out why a patient I had may have had a low platelet count. He was admitted into the hospital for being short of breath and he was on Lovenox and a couple diuretics. He had an infection which caused his asthma to flare up which is why he was SOB
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
Hi,
First thing,that patient of asthma admitted in hospital was SOB due to asthma itself.
He might have some other disease like IHD,CAD,Thrombosis, infarct etc for which he was given heparin and due to heparin he was having low platelets.
Diuretics could be because of chest congestion, pulmonary edema,severe hypertension,etc.
First we have to know the underlying disease apart from asthma.
First thing,that patient of asthma admitted in hospital was SOB due to asthma itself.
He might have some other disease like IHD,CAD,Thrombosis, infarct etc for which he was given heparin and due to heparin he was having low platelets.
Diuretics could be because of chest congestion, pulmonary edema,severe hypertension,etc.
First we have to know the underlying disease apart from asthma.
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