Table 2. Differential diagnosis of... | American Society of Hematology

Table 2.

Differential diagnosis of thrombocytopenia.

Outpatients
Pregnancy Immune thrombocytopenic purpura Myelodysplastic syndrome Hypersplenism Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome Hereditary thrombocytopenia
Non-unit and MICU Inpatients
Drugs, including heparin Sepsis Disseminated intravascular coagulation Dilutional thrombocytopenia Post-transfusion purpura
CCU Inpatients
Heparin IIb/IIIa antagonists Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor antagonists Coronary artery bypass surgery Intra-aortic balloon pump
Emergency Room Patients
Acute alcohol toxicity Thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS) Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Drugs (including heparin, i.e., delayed onset HIT)