ELSO Adult ECMO Certification Exam

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A 48-year-old patient on VV ECMO for ARDS for the past week develops a sudden drop in platelet count from 160,000/µL to 55,000/µL. Simultaneously, new thrombus is visualized in the oxygenator. This clinical presentation is most suspicious for which of the following complications?

Hemodilution from fluid overload Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Sepsis-induced thrombocytopenia

Correct Answer:

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

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