The high-risk period for developing HIT is
a. 5 to 10 hours after initiation of heparin.
b. 5 to 14 hours after initiation of heparin.
c. 5 to 14 days after initiation of heparin.
d. 30 to 60 days after initiation of heparin.
C
Current guidelines suggest that for high-risk patients, platelet count monitoring should be performed every 2 or 3 days from day 4 to day 14 . When a decrease in the platelet count is detected, heparin therapy should be discontinued immediately, and the patient should be tested for the presence of heparin antibodies.
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