Karachi: According to medical experts, the condition of dengue patients is more serious than other patients due to heart disease. While antiplatelet drugs can lead to hypertensive shock, internal bleeding and need to go on ventilator.
According to the details, dengue has created an emergency situation across the province. Four to seven patients suffering from heart diseases and dengue are coming to various public and private hospitals of the city on a daily basis. Medical experts are providing mosquito nets, mosquito sprays and mosquito repellants to the citizens. Recommended to follow other precautions including lotion.
In this regard, cardiologist Dr. Javed of Memon Medical Hospital said that people affected by dengue are coming to the hospital on a daily basis. Due to dengue fever, the affected people are deficient in water and salts. In this case, the heart rate also decreases in people suffering from heart diseases.
He said that heart failure patients cannot tolerate extra water and fluids. A person who is deficient in platelets and is also given anti-platelets or blood thinners, their condition becomes more serious due to dengue.
He said that IV fluids should be given as needed through the control system to compensate for salt depletion and that the affected person also desperately needs antiplatelet therapy to compensate for platelet depletion. Fifty thousand. Single-antiplatelets are recommended when platelets are less than
Dr. Javed said that people suffering from heart diseases and dengue are more prone to excessive bleeding in the body, as both external and internal bleeding can occur. But internal bleeding is monitored by CBC test. If hemoglobin is low due to bleeding, additional platelets are given to the affected person.
He further said that the life of a person who has been using aspirin for a long time may also be at risk. Antiplatelet drugs can lead to hypertensive shock, internal bleeding and ventilator-adjustment, but with early diagnosis, the patient can be treated.
