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what measure decrease risk of HIT? - stefan78
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05-27-2008, 05:54 AM
what measure decrease risk of HIT?
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05-27-2008, 05:58 AM
immediate cessation of all exposure to heparin ,including LMWHeparin
currently two recommended alternative treatment are DANAPAROID,AND A DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITOR[lepirudin,argotroban]
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05-27-2008, 05:59 AM
this is after anyone has hit

i am asking for preventing it
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05-27-2008, 06:13 AM
Platelet count monitoring
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05-27-2008, 06:14 AM
LMW Heparin also has almost the same risk right?

Way to prevent is use an alternate....like warfarin or so??
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05-27-2008, 06:18 AM
thnks
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