Question

Thinking about blood and learning about the different bleeding disorders, what are some things that you can do as a medical assistant to ensure the safety of your patient who has a bleeding disorder?

Answer 1

For those patients who have bleeding disrorders should be given more importance. Therefore, careful history collection should be done to know what type of bleeding disorder the patient has.

• For the safety of the patients, a proper check-up should be done every year.
• A check up of the bones, muscles and joints should be taken every year.
• Dentist should visist the patient every 6 months to a year.
• blood test as the doctor suggests
• x-ray of the joints as needed
• a meeting with social worker to talk about financial and emotional needs every year.
• always terat the bleeding quickly.
• always consult with the doctor prior to any actions to ensure that there is no chanc eof bleeding through their activities.
• brush and floss your teeth at least once a day
• eat regular healthy meals
• try to stay near to the body weight.
• always wear seat belt while travelling
• always consult the physician before taking any medications
• try to have normal life as possible.
• get to know other families who have bleeding disorders.