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Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) . 

#Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #Immune #Thrombocytopenia #ITP #Management #Hematology
Management of Immune ... Thrombocytopenia ... #Idiopathic #Thrombocytopenic ... #Purpura #Immune ... #Thrombocytopenia
Algorithm for the outpatient management of thrombocytopenia. 
(DIC = disseminated intravascular coagulation; EDTA = ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid;
management of thrombocytopenia ... syndrome; ITP = immune ... thrombocytopenic ... TTP = thrombotic thrombocytopenic ... PrimaryCare #Outpatient #Thrombocytopenia
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia ... consumption - Immune ... - ITP (immune ... thrombocytopenia ... - Non-immune
Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) - Diagnostic Algorithm

#Vaccine #Induced #Immune #Thrombotic #Thrombocytopenia #VITT #diagnosis #algorithm
Vaccine-Induced Immune ... Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia ... Vaccine #Induced #Immune ... #Thrombotic #Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Thrombocytopenia ... disorders • Immune ... MatthewHoMD #Thrombocytopenia
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare but potentially serious adverse reaction that has been
Vaccine-induced immune ... thrombotic thrombocytopenia ... platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... Vaccine #Induced #immune ... #thrombotic #thrombocytopenia
Drug-induced thrombocytopenia:

1. Immune-mediated: 
Examples of drugs associated with immune-mediated DITP include certain antibiotics (such as penicillin
Drug-induced thrombocytopenia ... Immune-mediated: ... associated with immune-mediated ... Non-immune-mediated ... #thrombocytopenia
Causes of Purpura - Differential Diagnosis
Non-PalpabIe → Palpable
 • Thrombocytopenia (HIT, ITP/HUS), Coagulation defects (DIC, warfarin
→ Palpable • Thrombocytopenia ... Vasculitis (LCV), Immune
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia ... Target: Antigen-Ab immune
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
microangiopathy: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic ... Hemolysis: • Immune-mediated