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do pts with cirrhosis have bruising i am so confused?

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Bleeding and bruising occur when the liver slows the production of proteins that makes the clotting factor.

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Thanks lavender :)

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do pts with cirrhosis have bruising i am so confused?

Splenomegaly can also result from impaired liver function thus leading to thrombocytopenia....thus increased risk of bleeding as evidenced possibly by bruising.......

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lav is also of course spot on, risk for bleeding is a two edged sword in hepatic failure

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My superficial knowledge says yes !

@clueless28:Thank you so much for your message.That was so nice of you !!

I will pray for you friend !

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do pts with cirrhosis have bruising i am so confused?

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do pts with cirrhosis have bruising i am so confused?

The easy bruising is from the decreased production of blood clotting factors by the diseased liver. When you think about cirrhosis, think about esophageal varices which is a high risk bleeding complication from cirrhosis. That's how I remembered this! Hope that helped some.

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