📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
🔬 Pathology
Thrombocytopenia and ITP
- Enlist causes of thrombocytopenia.
- Describe the pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
- Explain the diagnostic approach to ITP.
- List the major thrombotic microangiopathies.
von Willebrand Disease
- Classify von Willebrand disease.
- Enlist investigations required for diagnosis.
Hemophilia
- Discuss the pathogenesis of hemophilia A and B.
- Describe the clinical course.
- Enlist laboratory investigations used for diagnosis.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Enlist major disorders associated with DIC.
- Discuss the pathophysiology of DIC.
- Describe morphological changes in DIC.
- Explain the diagnostic approach.
💊 Pharmacology
Antifibrinolytic Drugs and Treatment of Hemophilia
- Describe the mechanism of action of antifibrinolytic drugs.
- Describe their clinical uses and adverse effects.
- Describe pharmacological treatment of different types of hemophilia.
- Describe the role of desmopressin in hemophilia.
Hematopoietic Support
- Describe the role of thrombocyte colony-stimulating factor oprelvekinin thrombocytopenia.
🩺 Medicine
Immune Thrombocytopenia
Describe the clinical features and management of ITP
🔁 Basic Science Spiral Link
Hemostasis and Coagulation
- Explain the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of coagulation.
