AVR

Advice on Discharge:

• Check your PT/INR in a reliable Laboratory or Hospital every month and adjust the dose of Actriom.

• If there is excessive bleeding from the mouth, gums, coughing, passing motion or in the urine. Immediately stop the Actriom and report to your local Doctor.

• If there is excessive bruising or bluish red patches in the skin etc. Immediately report to a local Doctor.

• Maintain your INR between (2.5 to 3.5) by adjusting the dose of Actriom under guidance of a Doctor.

• If you have persistent cough, fever, excessive breathlessness, palpitations, sweating or easy fatigability immediately report to your Doctor.

• Restrict fluid intake to 1500 ml to 1800 ml/day.

• Avoid excessive use of tomatoes, Cauliflower etc in your Diet.

• Follow your Physiotherapy schedule and Drug schedule regularly.

• If you have excessive weight gain, Pedal edema, abdominal distension, Breathlessness etc report to your Doctor.

• Please note whether your Valve clicks are heard regularly.

• Stop smoking, consumption of alcohol, red meat (beef, mutton) and sea food.