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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic ... Intracranial hemorrhage Management ... children) • Platelets ... extremely low platelet ... Diagnosis #Overview #Hematology
Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) . 

#Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #Immune #Thrombocytopenia #ITP #Management #Hematology
Management of Immune ... Thrombocytopenia ... #Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic ... #ITP #Management ... #Hematology
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
receptor] • Thrombocytopenia ... , Large platelets ... chain IIA • Thrombocytopenia ... fibrinogen) • Thrombocytopenia ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia.
Platelet counts may be depressed because of decreased production or due to increased platelet
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Platelet counts ... due to increased platelet ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Thrombocytopenia
Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

 • Suspected HIT Algorithm
 • "4 T's" clinical probability score:
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia ... score: - Thrombocytopenia ... (platelet count ... Timing of onset of platelet ... #HIT #hematology
Algorithm for diagnosis of familial thrombocytopenia. Platelet size, best determined by review of the peripheral smear,
diagnosis of familial thrombocytopenia ... Platelet size, best ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Familial #Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Thrombocytopenia ... MatthewHoMD #Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology ... #platelets
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... secondary TMA), Platelets ... Contraindication to platelets ... #Purpura #management ... #hematology
Thromboelastography (TEG) based therapy and Management

If r time prolonged -> FFP
If MA low -> plts/cryoprecipitate (if
based therapy and Management ... cryoprecipitate If platelets ... < 50 - > platelet ... Thromboelastography #TEG #Management ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
4-T Score for the Likelihood of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
 - Thrombocytopenia - Compare the highest platelet
count
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ... - Thrombocytopenia ... Compare the highest platelet ... - Timing (of platelet ... Likelihood #Diagnosis #Hematology