Bridget Miller Guidry, DNP, FNP-C, CCRN

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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: References

Author:: Bridget Miller Guidry, DNP, FNP-C, CCRN

Publish date: May 1, 2013

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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Treatment/Management

Author:: Bridget Miller Guidry, DNP, FNP-C, CCRN

Publish date: May 1, 2013

The goal in management of HIT—to reduce the likelihood, then the severity, of thrombosis—is achieved by discontinuing all heparin expo...

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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Diagnosis

Author:: Bridget Miller Guidry, DNP, FNP-C, CCRN

Publish date: May 1, 2013

The diagnosis of HIT is determined by combining clinical and serologic assessments. The 4Ts scoring strategy to determine the patient's probabilit...

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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Presentation and History

Author:: Bridget Miller Guidry, DNP, FNP-C, CCRN

Publish date: May 1, 2013

HIT should be suspected in any patient whose history shows heparin use within the previous two weeks (even if the drug has been discontinued).

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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Author:: Bridget Miller Guidry, DNP, FNP-C, CCRN

Publish date: May 1, 2013

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is an immune-mediated drug reaction to anticoagulant therapy that requires prompt detection and treatment to minim...