peds38

Question 1

thrombocytopenia

Answer 1

less than 100,000 platelets

Question 2

most common cause of bleeding

Answer 2

thrombocytopenia

Question 3

wiskott-aldrich syndrome

Answer 3

x-linked disorder characterized by decr platelet production with unusually small platelets, eczema, and defects in T and B cell immunity

Question 4

thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome (TAR)

Answer 4

aut recessive; thrombocytopenia and limb abnormalities; thumb is present; cardiac and renal disease may be present; thrombocytopenia improves by 2 or 3 yo

Question 5

immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

Answer 5

may follow infection by 1-4 weeks or idiopathic; antibodies to platelets;