Can Heperin Induced Thrombocytopenia cause you to be a poor surgical candidate and why?

Yes! Thrombocytes (platelets) are what cause your blood to clot. "Penia" means "lack of." Heparin causes your blood platelet level to drop, which means that your blood doesn't clot as fast. When people are going to cut into you you really want your blood to be ready to clot fast.

because it is a higly thrombogenic condition despite the thrombocytopenia and if a surgery is performed it further increases the risk of thromboembolic phenomena, good luck

Yes! Your blood is too thin and you could hemorrhage.

usually this this means you are allergic to heparin. you would be a poor risk b/c platelets help you clot. without a normal amt of platelets you would not sop bleeding

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