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What tips do you provide patients on therapeutic LMWH who have difficulty with injections and are bothered by bruising?

In this case, patient cannot tolerate DOAC.
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Hematology · Gundersen Health
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I counsel patients that injection site bruising is extremely common and should be expected. To try to limit the impact, they should make sure they are avoiding injection into the superficial blood vessels on either side of the abdomen. Sometimes moving to thighs or upper arms can help. If injections...

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Hematology · BIDMC
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I am privileged to have a team of clinical nurse coordinators who have a lot of experience with thrombosis and hemostasis, so I often turn to them for their wisdom and have them actually meet with patients in-person at times to help troubleshoot technique. One of the biggest concerns I hear is that ...

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