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Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) . 

#Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #Immune #Thrombocytopenia #ITP #Management #Hematology
Management of Immune ... Thrombocytopenia ... #Purpura #Immune ... #Thrombocytopenia ... #ITP #Management
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic ... Purpura Clinical ... Intracranial hemorrhage Management ... ITP #Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic ... #Purpura #Thrombocytopenia
Algorithm for the outpatient management of thrombocytopenia. 
(DIC = disseminated intravascular coagulation; EDTA = ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid;
the outpatient management ... of thrombocytopenia ... purpura; TTP = ... purpura.) ... #Diagnosis #Management
Indications for Transfusion
Packed RBCs
 • Hgb <7 g/dL or hematocrit <21% in a patient with uncompromised
thrombotic purpura ... purpura or posttransfusion ... purpura Fresh ... purpura Cryoprecipitate ... Indications #Thresholds #Management
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... Purpura (TTP) ... TTP Thrombotic #Thrombocytopenic ... #Purpura #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
transfusion • Thrombocytopenia ... Petechiae • Purpura ... Hemorrhagic bullae • Purpura ... coagulopathy - Thrombocytopenia ... causes #treatment #management
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... • Petechia • Purpura ... • Petechiae, purpura ... cutaneous vasculitis, thrombocytopenia ... Nutrition #Diagnosis #Management
Differential for the Child with Petechiae or Purpura
 - Non-thrombocytopenic
 - Thrombocytopenia

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Petechiae #Purpura
with Petechiae or Purpura ... - Non-thrombocytopenic ... - Thrombocytopenia ... Pediatrics #Petechiae #Purpura ... #Differential #Thrombocytopenia
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
easy bruising to purpura ... (Petechial or purpuric ... leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... presents in thrombocytopenic ... have idiopathic thrombocytopenic ... purpura. ... likely to have thrombocytopenia