Thrombocytopenia

Question 1

What is thrombocytopenia?

Answer 1

Is a low platelet count this can be due to production or destruction

Question 2

Production causing thrombocytopenia?

Answer 2

Sepsis
B12 or folic acid deficiency
Liver failure
Leukaemia
Myelodsplastic syndrome

Question 3

destruction causing thrombocytopenia?

Answer 3

Medications
alcohol
immune thrombocytopenia purpra
Thrombotic thrombocytopenia
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia

Question 4

Diagnosing abnormal bleeding?

Answer 4

Thrombocytopenia
Haemophillia A and B
Von willebrand disease
Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Question 5

What is Immune thrombocytic purpra?

Answer 5

This is where antibodies are created against platelets causing an immune response which leads to destruction of platlets.

Question 6

Management of immune thrombocytic purpra?

Answer 6

Predisolone
IV immunoglobins
Rituximab
Splenectomy

Question 7

What is Thrombocytopenic purpra?

Answer 7

This is where there is tiny clots forming in small vessels of body using up platelets and causing thrombocytopenia.

Blood clots form due to problem with ADAMTS13 protein.