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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
transfusion • Thrombocytopenia ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Petechiae • Purpura ... Hemorrhagic bullae • Purpura ... coagulopathy - Thrombocytopenia
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Petechia • Purpura ... • Petechiae, purpura ... cutaneous vasculitis, thrombocytopenia ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
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
Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) . 

#Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #Immune #Thrombocytopenia #ITP #Management #Hematology
Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia ... #Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic ... #Purpura #Immune ... #Thrombocytopenia
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ... other causes of purpura ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology
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
Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
the Petechial / Purpuric ... DIC, Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic ... Purpura Afebrile ... - Idiopathic Thrombocytopaenic ... Purpura By
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) vs Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
#Diagnosis #TTP #DIC #Comparison #Table #Laboratory #Findings #RebelEM
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... Purpura (TTP) vs ... Findings #RebelEM #Thrombocytopenia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic ... Purpura Clinical ... ITP #Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic ... #Purpura #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 ... purpura/hemolytic ... How to approach thrombocytopenia ... Differential #Algorithm #Thrombocytopenia