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Lecture 9: Platelet Function and Pathophysiology
Presentation Date:
December 16, 2021
Platelets have a critical role in primary hemostasis.
A wide range of hereditary and acquired disorders impact platelet function, leading to bleeding
Objectives:
Recognize the common clinical presentation of qualitative platelet disorders
Understand the typical mechanisms by which inherited defects of platelet function occur and list a disorder that exemplifies each mechanism
Describe the most common acquired platelet function defects and their clinical presentations.
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Presentation:
Michele P Lambert MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Date: November 18, 2021
Platelet aggregation studies help differentiate different types of hereditary platelet disorders.
Image: Gerald A Soff MD
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