Plet Dysfunction

Question 1

Thrombasthenia

Answer 1

Norml count

Abnormal function

Question 2

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 2

Count less 50k

Question 3

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic perpura

Answer 3

1° autoimmune purpura
Antibody against plet…pagocyt in spleen
Child- both sexes, resove aftr 6 mts
Adult-F…skin haemorrage, petechiae/ecchymoses…bone marroe smear…more megkarcyt
Give corticosteroids, spleenctomy

Question 4

Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy

Answer 4

Resolves on its own
Cause excess bleeding during parturition
Assiciat with preeclampsia

Question 5

Neonatal autoimmune thrombocytopenia

Answer 5

Against Platelet specific alloantigen

Treat-plet transfusion, steroid, immunoglob