A brief overview of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is discussed. Following any exposure to unfractionated heparin or low-molecular-weight ...

Purpose: A case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) complicated by warfarin-induced skin necrosis (WISN) is reported. Summary: A patient with a history of hypertension, heart failure ...

The drug Enoxaparin is used for anti-coagulation once there is clot formation in any part of the body. More commonly, it’s ...

Two U.S. companies teamed up to treat cancer patients using an unproven blood filter in Antigua, out of reach of American ...

The symptoms decreased and improvement was noted (PDAI = 2). Maintenance therapy with infliximab every 8 weeks was started. After three additional infusions, a routine blood count showed ...

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Noise-induced hearing loss can be temporary or permanent. It’s not as much a matter of how loud a sound seems, but how forcefully the sound waves enter the structure of your ear. If someone ever ...

Every neonatal paediatrician will be familiar with the clinical situation described in the box. Iatrogenic (phlebotomy induced) anaemia excepted, thrombocytopenia is the most common haematological ...

Methods: 632 patients were reviewed retrospectively. Fifty patients with thrombocytopenia were included as cases and matched with 100 control patients. Clinical manifestations at first ...

It’s been a few years since Google took the first steps towards what has now become its most ubiquitous and consistent feature across multiple devices: the smart home panel. What started out as ...