Platelets are only 17

The platelet count is only 17, which is a manifestation of low platelet count. Of course, low platelet count has a great impact on patients. If not treated in time, it will pose a great threat to the patient's health. There are many ways to treat low platelet count, including psychotherapy, general treatment, transfusion of fresh blood or platelets, and rest. Next, I will introduce to you the treatment methods for thrombocytopenia.

1. Psychotherapy

Some patients with thrombocytopenia will become very depressed and anxious when they learn that their condition requires long-term treatment and recuperation. However, this negative emotion will seriously affect the patient's recovery from the disease, so in order to help patients cure the disease faster, it is necessary to keep a happy mood.

2. General treatment

Acute patients mainly experience heavy bleeding within 1 to 2 weeks of onset. Therefore, in the early stage of the disease, they should reduce activities and avoid trauma, especially head trauma. Severe patients should rest in bed, and actively prevent and control infection. Give adequate fluids and easily digestible food to avoid damage to the luminal mucosa.

3. Fresh blood or platelet transfusion

Treatment for thrombocytopenia should be chosen with caution and is only used as an emergency treatment for severe bleeding. Because of the presence of antiplatelet antibodies in the blood of thrombocytopenic patients, the transfused platelets can be quickly destroyed and have a short lifespan. Therefore, blood or platelet transfusions cannot effectively increase the platelet count.

4. Determine according to the actual condition

Traditional Chinese medicine treats diseases mainly based on macroscopic syndrome differentiation, while modern medicine diagnoses and treats diseases mainly based on microscopic examination. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Combining syndrome differentiation with disease differentiation can complement each other's strengths and overcome their weaknesses. Syndrome differentiation and treatment of thrombocytopenia, regardless of the type, can be treated with drugs that increase platelet count, which can achieve good results. For example, the Selaginella purpura recipe uses the method of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and is taken orally after decocting in water. It is safe and reliable for treating thrombocytopenic purpura.

5. Take some rest

Because thrombocytopenic purpura is a serious disease once it occurs, and the damage to the patient's body is also serious. Therefore, for the sake of the patient's health, he or she must rest in bed and pay special attention to avoiding trauma so as to prevent fatigue from aggravating the condition.