General Internal Medicine

ITP

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Would you offer TPO-RAs to a steroid-refractory chronic ITP patient with history of stroke?

Is the thrombotic risk associated with TPO-RAs only relevant to VTE or does it also apply to arterial thromboses and stroke? Can the risk be mitigated...

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At what platelet count would you feel comfortable dosing aspirin 81 mg for coronary artery disease in a patient with ITP?

Presuming strong indication for ASA - eg history of NSTEMI

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For treatment of ITP, what would you add to dexamethasone to achieve the fastest recovery in a patient waiting for a procedure?

IVIG, TPO, or other agents?

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When (if ever) do you check for anti-platelet antibodies for workup of thrombocytopenia?

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Papers discussed in this category

British journal of haematology, 2019-05

Romiplostim in adult patients with newly diagnosed or persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) for up to 1 year and in those with chronic ITP for more than 1 year: a subgroup analysis of integrated data from completed romiplostim studies.

Blood Adv, 2019 Dec 10

American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for immune thrombocytopenia.

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ITP

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