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Acquired Platelet Function Disorders

  • Adhesion defects
    • Uremia,
    • acquired vWD (often due to underlying LPD)
  • Aggregation defects
    • Medications:
      • Ticlopidine,
      • clopidogrel,
      • GP IIb/IIIA antagonists,
      • high dose β-lactam abx,
      • SSRI,
      • herbal supplements Dysproteinemias: Myeloma,
      • amyloidosis
  • Granule defects
    • MPN
    • acute leukemias,
    • liver dz,
    • cardiopulmonary bypass Medications: ASA,
    • NSAIDs,
    • SSRI