PPT-Giving Platelets

By Shane Kelleher Tommy Stein and Daniel Coyle What are platelets Platelets are tiny particles of blood that help form blood clots Blood clots are essential to humans to help prevent extreme blood loss. Platelets are small cell fragments in the blood that help control bleeding. They plug small holes in blood vessels and assist in the clotting process. Why should I become a platelet donor? Every day Joanna Rupa-Matysek. Hemostatic. System - . general. . information. Normal . hemostatic. system . vessel wall. circulating blood platelets. blood coagulation and . fibrynolysis. Bleeding. . Diathesis. Platelets aggregation. Studying Platelets Disorders. . Numbers. . CBC. PLT count. PLT morphology. Function. . Bleeding . Time (BT). Platelet Aggregation. Whole blood aggregation . Platelet-rich plasma aggregation. 11q23 Family Conference. July, 2010. Paris-Trousseau Syndrome. Inherited disorder in which children may have:. Heart defects. Neurologic impairment. Growth delay. Low platelets. Due to deletion of the terminal . .” –. Lab Director at UNC Hospitals Blood Donation Center. Service . Learning: To . Educate and . Recruit Blood. , Platelet, and Bone Marrow . Donors. Kelly A. Hogan. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. INFLAMMATION AND . IMMUNITY. Authors: Radu Andrei . Tomai. . . Cluj. . . . . Antoine . Joubert. . . Nantes. Supervisor. : Zsófia Mezei-Leprán, MD, . PhD. . Blood . is the body’s only fluid tissue. It is composed of liquid plasma and formed elements. Formed elements include: . Erythrocytes, or red blood cells (RBCs). Leukocytes, or white blood cells (WBCs). Elizabeth S. Allen, MD. Outline. Platelets. Problems with Platelets. Pathogen Reduced Platelets. UCSD Implementation Strategy. Objectives. Understand the risks of conventional platelet transfusion. Describe the mechanism and effects of pathogen reduction technology. 5/18/15. Learning Objectives. Understand the mechanisms causing thrombocytopenia. Learn the workup of thrombocytopenia. Understand when to transfuse platelets. Case 1. A 24 year old woman is evaluated for a 1 day history of . 1 Corinthians 16:1-2. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8. “. 6. But . this I say, He which . soweth. sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which . soweth. bountifully shall reap also bountifully.. 7 . Every man according as he . purpura. (ITP). Immune thrombocytopenia . purpura. (ITP). 1- Chronic ITP: . This is relatively common disorder ,with highest incidence in . women. . 15-50 y. ,it is commonest cause of thrombocytopenia without anemia or neutropenia ,it is usually . Practical Hematology Lab. - LAB . -. Platelet . Satellitism. Morphology. Platelets clumped around neutrophils. .. Found . in. EDTA in vitro induced change of no clinical significance except false low platelet count (in vitro).. Gilead Sciences. Foster City, CA , USA. Activating. PKC-. ε . induces HIV. expression with improved tolerability. This study was funded by Gilead Sciences, USA. Protein Kinase C(PKC) agonists activate latent HIV, but have limited clinical utility due to toxicity. . Platelets are the smallest formed elements in the blood, normally ranging in size from 2-4 microns. . Platelets function in the coagulation of blood.. A normal platelet count is 150,000-400,000/c.mm.in human .