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[ARCHIVED] First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2019 | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid

Bernard-Soulier Syndrome

Autosomal Recessive

Deficiency of Glycoprotein Ib (GpIb) Receptor

Mucosal Membrane Bleeding

Menorrhagia

Easy Bruising

Large Platelets

Increased Bleeding Time

No Platelet Agglutination with Ristocetin

3 mins

Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Autosomal Recessive or Acquired as an Autoimmune Disorder

Deficiency of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (Gp IIb/IIIa) Receptor

Defective Platelet-to-Platelet Aggregation

Mucous Membrane Bleeding (Gingival Bleeding)

Easy Bruising

Increased Bleeding Time

Normal Platelet Count

Avoid NSAIDs

2 mins

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Inhibition or deficiency of ADAMTS 13

vWF Multimers are not degraded

Microthrombi (and Emboli)

FAT RN Pentad

Fever

Anemia

Thrombocytopenia

Renal Dysfunction

Neurologic Abnormalities (Altered Mental status)

Plasmapheresis

Corticosteroids

Splenectomy

2 mins

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Most Common Cause of Thrombocytopenia

IgG Against Platelet GPIIb/IIIa

Acute: Children After Viral Infection or Immunization

Chronic: Women of Childbearing Age

Bleeding

Petechiae

Isolated Thrombocytopenia

Increased Megakaryocytes on Bone Marrow Biopsy

Diagnosis of Exclusion

Corticosteroids

IVIG

Splenectomy in Refractory Cases

6 mins

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