What Is the Most Serious Clinical Consequence of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is the most serious clinical consequence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia?

• A)hemorrhage
• B)thrombosis
• C)factor XII activation
• D)resistance to aspirin therapy

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Definitions:

Independent Samples

Refers to samples drawn from two populations where the selection of a sample from one population is not influenced by the selection from the other.

Population Means

The average value of a particular characteristic in the entire population.

Z-score

A statistical measure that describes a value's relationship to the mean of a group of values, measured in terms of standard deviations from the mean.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic based on a large number of samples or replicates.