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Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
Transfusion of Platelets ... procedure, no active bleeding ... Surgery with active bleeding ... < 10 Stable, nonbleeding ... #Management #Platelets
Indications for Transfusion
Packed RBCs
 • Hgb <7 g/dL or hematocrit <21% in a patient with uncompromised
• < 30,000 and bleeding ... postoperative bleeding ... < 100,000 and bleeding ... Platelet transfusions ... • Prophylaxis (nonbleeding
Indications for Transfusion of Platelets in Neonates

#Management #Peds #Pediatrics #Platelets #Transfusion #Plateletpheresis #Thresholds #NonBleeding #Surgery
Transfusion of Platelets ... Peds #Pediatrics #Platelets ... Plateletpheresis #Thresholds #NonBleeding
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... children) • Platelets ... only for severe bleeding ... extremely low platelet
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... History: - Prior platelet ... - History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... Thrombocytopenia #Platelet
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Differential Diagnosis Platelet ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #Platelets #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Sequestration Disordered Platelet ... Coagulation #Bleeding ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Bleeding and Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Vascular System Defect - Congenital vs Acquired
 •
Bleeding and Bruising ... vs Acquired • Platelet ... vs Acquired #Bleeding
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... Findings in DIC: • Platelet ... Thrombocytopenia - Platelet ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
The Causes of Per Vaginal Bleeding

#Vaginal #Bleeding #Differential #Causes #Diagnosis #OBGyn #Gynecology
The Causes of Per ... Vaginal Bleeding ... #Vaginal #Bleeding ... #Differential #Causes