A 50-year-old man on ICU has a confirmed diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with thrombosis (HITT). He has been started on argatroban...

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A 50-year-old man on ICU has a confirmed diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with thrombosis (HITT). He has been started on argatroban. What monitoring is used to titrate argatroban dosing?

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APTT ratio (target 1.5-3.0 × baseline)

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Anti-Xa level

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INR

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Platelet count

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Thrombin time

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Argatroban Monitoring in HIT

A 50-year-old man on ICU has a confirmed diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with thrombosis (HITT). He has been started on argatroban. What monitoring is used to titrate argatroban dosing?