Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Thrombocytopenia - Page 2
Jul 3, 2001 · Among several causes of postoperative thrombocytopenia, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis (HITT) [2,3] and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) [4,5] have been identified as 2 ...
Overview of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia - Page 2
Pathophysiology of HIT. Bleeding complications are a primary safety concern with the use of heparin therapy. Furthermore, thrombocytopenia is commonly associated with bleeding complications ...
Thrombocytopenia Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus …
May 25, 2001 · Response from Arthur Kavanaugh, MD. Thrombocytopenia associated with SLE can be a difficult clinical problem. I will assume that we are discussing the idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP ...
Evaluating the Patient With Abnormal Liver Tests - Page 3
Oct 8, 2009 · Elevated liver test results may also be associated with preeclampsia, including the HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver tests, and thrombocytopenia), acute fatty liver of pregnancy (liver ...
Clinical Takeaways in Thrombocytopenia From ASH 2023
Jan 2, 2024 · Clinical takeaways in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) from ASH 2023 include efficacy of novel therapies, infection risk in chronic ITP, and ITP effects during pregnancy, as reported by Dr Howard ...
Skipping 5-FU Bolus Enhances Chemo Tolerance in GI Cancers
Sep 27, 2024 · Patients who received the bolus experienced higher rates of neutropenia (22.7% vs 10.7%; P < .01) and thrombocytopenia (16.1% vs 11.2%; P < .01) within 14 days of treatment than those who did not ...
Patient Is Clotting: What Do You Mean, the aPTT Is Prolonged?
Feb 21, 2013 · Initial laboratory testing was within normal limits except for a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) of 51 seconds (reference range, 23-29 seconds) and thrombocytopenia ...
How Can Cardiovascular Risk Be Reduced in Kidney Dialysis?
Jun 5, 2024 · In one study, researchers found important reductions in inflammatory markers of cardiovascular events in people with end-stage kidney disease undergoing dialysis. A separate analysis showed a ...
Enhancing Care With Noninvasive Liver Disease Assessment
Aug 8, 2024 · This makes early identification of patients at risk for complications imperative. Although liver biopsy was traditionally used to stage individuals, increasing data support the role of noninvasive ...
Generic Medicine OKd by Europe for Thrombocytopenia With HCV …
Oct 18, 2024 · Thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic HCV infection, where the degree of thrombocytopenia is the main factor preventing the initiation or limiting the ability to maintain optimal ...