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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... Intracranial hemorrhage Management ... children) • Platelets ... only for severe bleeding ... extremely low platelet
Indications for Transfusion
Packed RBCs
 • Hgb <7 g/dL or hematocrit <21% in a patient with uncompromised
• < 30,000 and bleeding ... postoperative bleeding ... Platelet transfusions ... Indications #Thresholds #Management ... #RBCs #Platelets
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 ... procedure - < 20 #Management ... #Platelets #Transfusion
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... Their Mechanisms Type ... drug allergies Type ... cellular antigen, leading ... #Classification
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... - Most common type ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... water #Shock #Classification ... #management #criticalcare
Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation

Platelets in Cirrhosis
Hypercoagulability in Cirrhosis
Bleeding in Cirrhosis
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT)
Mesenteric
Circulation Platelets ... in Cirrhosis Bleeding ... Gastroenterology #diagnosis #Management
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
common inherited bleeding ... bruising • Skin bleeding ... • Prolonged bleeding ... Laboratory • Normal platelet ... thrombocytopenia in type
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
Bleeding manifestations ... at > 2 weeks Type ... lowest levels Platelet ... ability to bind platelets ... differentiate VWD type
Supracondylar Elbow Fractures - Diagnosis, Radiographic Features and Management Guide

 - By Dr. Sarah Edwards 
@drsarahedwards
Radiographic Features and Management ... Supracondylar #Fractures #Types ... #Gartland #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... • Most common type ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold