[Diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the Czech Republic].
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is a prothrombotic adverse effect induced by platelet-activating antibodies against complexes of platelet factor 4 and heparin. Diagnosis rests on a clinical assessment of disease probability and laboratory testing. In this review, I describe some approaches to the evaluation of patients with suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. In conclusion I draw attention to some of the reserves in the diagnostic approaches to this potentially fatal disorder in the Czech Republic.
Ustav klinicke hematologie FN Ostrava. jaromir.gumulec@fno.cz
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D000465:Algorithms; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin