PPT-Immune thrombocytopenia

purpura ITP Immune thrombocytopenia purpura ITP 1 Chronic ITP This is relatively common disorder with highest incidence in women 1550 y it is commonest cause of thrombocytopenia without anemia or neutropenia it is usually . Lori Herrington. Chaparral High School. What is immunology?. Very simply, it is the study of our body’s defense against infection and disease.. Even though we are constantly bombarded by microorganisms, we rarely become sick. Why?. Joanna Rupa-Matysek. Hemostatic. System - . general. . information. Normal . hemostatic. system . vessel wall. circulating blood platelets. blood coagulation and . fibrynolysis. Bleeding. . Diathesis. What is the Immune System?. Our body’s natural defensive line to foreign material called microbes.. Without an immune system, microbes would quickly attack our bodies.. Our body has three levels of defense against foreign invaders. . Department of . Immunology. IMMU 7070-Introductory Immunology 2010-2011. Dr. . Nyla . Dil. 437 Apotex Centre. 272-3149. Oct 20, 2011. Objectives. . To understand how the immune system performs its major physiologic function.. Platelet Counts. Vary with . Age (slight decrease in mean with increased age). Sex (Slightly lower mean in men). Consequences of Misdiagnosis of Inherited Thrombocytopenia. Wrong therapy. Wrong prognosis. Autoimmune (ITP). Childhood. Adult. Drug-induced. Heparin. Quinine, others. Immune complex (infection, etc). Alloimmune. Post-transfusion purpura. Neonatal purpura. ITP. Childhood ITP (most < 10 . R. Campbell Garland, PGY-2. Overview. Review of normal platelet life cycle. Definition of thrombocytopenia. Mechanisms of thrombocytopenia. Production, destruction, sequestration. Outpatient a. pproach . Articles. by . Ryan Burris, Ali Naqvi, Wendy Yang. Presentation. by . Sam . Lai, Alex . Raufi. Questions. by . Vicki Cheng. Definition. Mild: 100 to 150. Moderate. : 50 to 100. Severe. : < 50. Keep in mind, these are 95% confidence intervals, so 2.5% of population < 150. limba. . engleza. 2012-2013. Background. 1/3 of all Hematology Consults in a General Hospital are for . thrombocytopenia. 5 to 10% of all hospital patients are thrombocytopenic in the ICU the number increases to 35. 1-vasoconstriction. (thromboxaneA2-Endotheline - . serotonine. ). 2-platelet plug. 3-fibrin formation. 4-fibrinolysis. Primary . hemosthasis. Primary . hemosthasis. : bleeding control by platelet aggregation. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraJune 26 2019May 2019Thrombocytopenia May 21 2018May 2019 2 Drug InformationRegulatory InformationManufacturerDova PharmaceuticalsApplication TypeSupplemental NDAD in a young girl. Dr.Manoj. . Prakash.J. JR-II. Dept. of Medicine. HISTORY. A 16 Yrs old female patient came to . casulty. . c/o . massive Per vaginal bleeding since 15 days. . She also complained of giddiness and breathlessness on . The Immune System. The immune system is a group of cells & soluble molecules, which interact & distinguish patterns in the body as “self” or “non-self,” in order to eliminate those that are “non-self.”. Dr Briony Cutts and Dr Stefan Kane. Introducing Our Panel..... Professor Beverley Hunt . Obstetric Haematologist. Dr Briony Cutts . Obstetric Haematologist/Obstetric Medicine Physician. Associate Professor Sandra Lowe .