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Blood dyscrasias - Coggle Diagram
Blood dyscrasias
Thrombocytopenia
Platelets
Normal count: 150-450k
Below?
bone marrow doesn't make enough plates
or body destroys what bone marrow makes
Spleen holds on to them
normally stores about 1/3 of platelets
Helps body fight infections
helps remove unwanted cell material
cause of: Valproate
Neutropenia
Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC)
Normal: > 1500
Less than 500
= neutropenia
significantly increases infection risk
clozapine (Clozaril)
Labs (required)
Initiation
ANC 2000+ to initiate
WBC >3500 to initiate therapy
Schedule of labs
CK
WBC
weekly x 6 months
Every other week for 6 months
Stable?
1 more item...
ANC