Vascular Disease: Working with Your HealthCare Provider
Understand the importance of working with your healthcare provider to identify and control your risk factors, in order to lower the risk of serious complications of vascular disease.
Learn how to properly inject Lovenox and understand that it is a medication used to reduce the risk of developing blood clots in the deep veins of your body.
Understand what blood pressure is, the health risks of having high blood pressure, the factors that put you at risk for having high blood pressure, and the importance of working with your healthcare provider to control it.
Understand that Dabigatran is an oral medication taken to break up blood clots caused by deep vein thrombosis or atrial fibrillation, and to keep the blood thin. Learn how to use and store Dabigatran and the possible side effects to be aware of.