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Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
- Differential Diagnosis ... Platelet Count ... Non-infectious (malignancy, rheumatologic ... , trauma) • Post-splenectomy ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... infarction, Severe trauma ... #Algorithm #hematology
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
children) • Platelets ... extremely low platelet ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis ... #Overview #Hematology
Thromboelastography (TEG) Based Management
 - If R time prolonged -> FFP 
 - If MA low
cryoprecipitate - If platelets ... < 50 -> platelet ... Management #treatment #diagnosis ... #hematology
Thromboelastography (TEG) based therapy and Management

If r time prolonged -> FFP
If MA low -> plts/cryoprecipitate (if
cryoprecipitate If platelets ... < 50 - > platelet ... TEG #Management #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #Thromboelastogram
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Inherited Qualitative Platelet ... Single isolated platelets ... without platelet ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology
Causes of Acquired Platelet Dysfunction

#Acquired #Platelet #Dysfunction #Causes #differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Acquired Platelet ... #Acquired #Platelet ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia.
Platelet counts may be depressed because of decreased production or due to increased platelet
Platelet counts ... due to increased platelet ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
Platelet disorders ... count and platelet ... • Platelet flow ... #disorders #hematology ... #differential #diagnosis
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... secondary TMA), Platelets ... soon as TTP is diagnosed ... management #treatment #rheumatology ... #hematology