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Pt with epistaxis and gum bleeding. Plt count low. Normal hct and wbcs. PE normal. What is your Dx |
Immune thrombocytopenia |
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A pt comes to you with superficial bleeding. What will be your approach? |
CBC Megakaryocytes elevated U/S or CT to exclude hypersplenism Large platelets |
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A pt with ITP. No bleeding, count is more than 30,000. How will you manage? |
No tx needed |
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Pt kc of ITP. There is mild bleeding and count is less than 30,000. How will you manage? |
Glucocorticoids |
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A pt comes to you with severe bleeding and his count is less than 10,000. How will you manage? |
IVIG Anti-Rho (anti-D) |
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If a patient (kc of ITP) comes to you with recurrent episodes of bleeding and steroid dependent then what should we do? |
Splenectomy |
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What do we do bfr splenectomy? |
Vaccinate for N. meningitides, H. Influenza, and pneumococcus |
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If splenectomy or steroids are not useful in ITP then what is the treatment modality? |
Romiplostim, Eltrombopag, Avatrombopag, Rituximab, Azathioprine, cyclosporine, mycophenolate |
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Name synthetic thrombopoietin for ITP |
Romiplostim Avatrombopag Eltrombopag |
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Front (Term) |
Prednisone |
