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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2020) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
- Mechanism
- Autosomal Recessive
- Deficiency of Glycoprotein Ib (GpIb) Receptor
- Symptoms
- Mucosal Membrane Bleeding
- Menorrhagia
- Easy Bruising
- Labs
- Large Platelets
- Increased Bleeding Time
- No Platelet Agglutination with Ristocetin
3 mins
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive or Acquired as an Autoimmune Disorder
- Deficiency of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (Gp IIb/IIIa) Receptor
- Defective Platelet-to-Platelet Aggregation
- Symptoms
- Mucous Membrane Bleeding (Gingival Bleeding)
- Easy Bruising
- Increased Bleeding Time
- Normal Platelet Count
- Considerations
- Avoid NSAIDs
2 mins
Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia
- Characteristics
- Preceding Infection or Vaccination
- Antiplatelet Antibodies
- Clinical Features
- Often Asymptomatic
- Bleeding
- Petechiae
- Diagnosis
- Thrombocytopenia
- Increased Megakaryocytes
- Management
- Corticosteroids
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
- Rituximab
- Splenectomy
4 mins
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