Alternative diagnosis to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in two critically ill patients despite a positive PF4/heparin-antibody test
Thrombocytopenia can cause diagnostic challenges in patients who have received heparin. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is often considered in the differential diagnosis, and a positive screening can be mistaken as confirmation of the disorder. We present two patients who both received low-mo...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190887/ |