Patient was educated on the side effects of using Pradaxa as follows:
- Nose bleeds, vision changes, and easy bruising
- Patients taking Pradaxa can present with nose bleeds and bleeding into the eye from retinal blood vessels with consequent vision changes.
- Pradaxa intake can also lead to easy bruising, which can occur as red brown ecchymotic patches in the skin, secondary to bleeding into the skin.
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Patients taking Pradaxa can occasionally present with episodes of internal bleeding from cerebral blood vessels, resulting in episodes of headache, dizziness, and evolution of hemorrhagic stroke.
- Hypotension and dizziness
- Episodes of internal bleeding secondary to Pradaxa intake, over a period, can result in low blood volume and episodes of hypotension with consequent dizziness.
- Anemia and shortness of breath
- Prolonged loss of blood, secondary to hemorrhage and internal bleed, can result in anemia, pale skin, exacerbation of shortness of breath, poor endurance, and fatigue.
