A patient who has been receiving a heparin infusion and warfarin (Coumadin) for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is diagnosed with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome (HITTS). The nurse will anticipate a health care provider order to

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All heparin is discontinued when the HITTS is diagnosed. The patient should be instructed to never receive heparin or LMW heparin. Warfarin will be continued because it does not induce thrombocytopenia. The platelet count does not drop low enough in HITTS for a platelet transfusion, and a transfusion will increase the risk for thrombosis

A Patient Who Has Been Receiving a Heparin Infusion and Warfarin