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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic ... children) • Platelets ... extremely low platelet ... #Purpura #Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Overview #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
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
Formation of a Hemostatic Platelet Plug

#Hemostatic #Platelet #Plug #Formation #Pathophysiology #Hematology
of a Hemostatic Platelet ... #Hemostatic #Platelet ... Plug #Formation #Pathophysiology ... #Hematology
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
A cirrhosis tweetorial all about the platelet

Aims:
- Identify cirrhosis based on blood tests- 
- Understand why
all about the platelet ... Understand why platelets ... @ebtapper #Thrombocytopenia ... CBC #Tweetorial #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Thrombocytopenia ... MatthewHoMD #Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology ... #platelets
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
Von Willebrand Disease ... Laboratory • Normal platelet ... count (mild thrombocytopenia ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
Platelet disorders ... count and platelet ... Gplb receptor • Thrombcytopenia ... Von Willebrand Disease ... #disorders #hematology