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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... Intracranial hemorrhage Management ... children) • Platelets ... extremely low platelet ... Diagnosis #Overview #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Thrombocytopenia ... #Bruising #Differential ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... - History of bleeding ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia.
Platelet counts may be depressed because of decreased production or due to increased platelet
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Platelet counts ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Thrombocytopenia ... #Differential #
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
Clinical • Easy bruising ... • Skin bleeding ... Laboratory • Normal platelet ... count (mild thrombocytopenia ... Disease #Diagnosis #Hematology
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Leukocytosis - Differential ... Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising ... /bleeding, fatigue ... anemia, ↑ MCV, ↑/↓ platelets ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis and Management Framework for Low Platelets

#Thrombocytopenia #Differential #Diagnosis #Management #hematology #platelets
Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Differential # ... #hematology #platelets
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings in DIC: • Platelet ... - Platelet rich ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... inflammation • Thrombocytopenia ... : - Thrombocytopenia ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
ecchymosis) is caused ... Excessive bruising ... lowest levels Platelet ... ability to bind platelets ... VWF:RCo/VWF:Ag (differentiate