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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
transfusion • Thrombocytopenia ... dysfunction (25%) • Hepatic ... Manifestations of DIC: • Petechiae ... deficiency) • HIT: Heparin-PF4 ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin
Differential for the Child with Petechiae or Purpura
 - Non-thrombocytopenic
 - Thrombocytopenia

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Petechiae #Purpura
the Child with Petechiae ... Purpura - Non-thrombocytopenic ... - Thrombocytopenia ... Peds #Pediatrics #Petechiae ... #Differential #Thrombocytopenia
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... purpura presents in thrombocytopenic ... Those with petechiae ... have idiopathic thrombocytopenic ... likely to have thrombocytopenia
Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Diagnosis of the Petechial ... DIC, Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic ... - Idiopathic Thrombocytopaenic ... twitter.com/BirksMD #Petechial ... #Purpuric #Petechiae
Petechiae: punctate spots that arise from spontaneous bleeding secondary to profound thrombocytopenia. 
The spots (easily visible
Petechiae: punctate ... secondary to profound thrombocytopenia ... Dermatology #Rash #Petechiae ... #Thrombocytopenia
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... lesions called petechiae ... Petechiae Etiology ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... #Petechiae #Rash
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Likelihood, Diagnosis and Management
 - HIT Suspected
 - Calculate 4T Score
Heparin Induced ... Thrombocytopenia ... - Start/Stop Heparin ... Results #HIT #Heparin ... #Induced #Thrombocytopenia
Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) . 

#Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #Immune #Thrombocytopenia #ITP #Management #Hematology
Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia ... #Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic ... Purpura #Immune #Thrombocytopenia
Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

 • Suspected HIT Algorithm
 • "4 T's" clinical probability score:
Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced ... Thrombocytopenia ... score: - Thrombocytopenia ... NephPrasad #Heparin ... #Induced #Thrombocytopenia
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
for workup of thrombocytopenia ... indicates thrombotic thrombocytopenic ... How to approach thrombocytopenia ... Differential #Algorithm #Thrombocytopenia