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#53 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: 5 Pearls Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Is Your Patient a Hit?

Friedman: When considering the diagnosis of hit, we use the four T score. That is the degree of thrombocytopenia, the timing ofThru-Cytopenia,. The presence of throm bosis and similar to the Wells criteria asks about alternative explanations for it. Friedman: There are two main types of laboratory testing for hit. One test is used to detect the presence of antibodies; the other test sees if the antibodies are functionally active or activating platelets.

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