An unusual case of bilateral pulmonary embolism in a patient on dual venous thromboprophylaxis, secondary to heparin induced thrombocytopenia

• मुख्य लेखकों: Antony Lixon (लेखक), Ebad Ur Rahman (लेखक), Chitra Annie Mohan (लेखक), Bikas Bhattarai (लेखक), Frances Schmidt (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare, immune-mediated complication of heparin, associated with both thrombocytopenia and paradoxical thrombotic events. Initial diagnosis is made clinically when platelet count falls by 30% to <100 × 109cells/l or a > 50% decrease from baseline count...