What is immune thrombocytopenia?

  Immune thrombocytopenia, formerly also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, is a benign development of the disease, manifesting only thrombocytopenia. The diagnosis of this disease is not difficult, family members and patients are confused because the disease may recur, platelets high and low, and not stable, especially after the cold, diarrhea, etc., because many patients check the blood routine appear extremely low platelets, the general emergency department doctors will panic, anxious to explain the condition with the family and patients to avoid unnecessary doctor-patient disputes, this situation is understandable, but from In a way, it brings about over-treatment of the patient, and the family will step up the treatment because of the doctor’s explanation, but certain treatments, in fact, are observable at that time. For example, the patient went to the hospital with low platelets, and after the doctor explained the condition, the family was anxious for the platelets to rise quickly, so they pleaded with the doctor to treat them aggressively. Generally, propofol and methylprednisolone are commonly used, propofol is not expensive, and methylprednisolone is used intravenously at least 40 mg each time, twice a day. The side effects of hormones, about which the patient and the family understand best, are mainly physical appearance changes, mainly fatness, acne, severe Gastrointestinal bleeding and infection.  Of course, this is not to say that we should not use medication if we encounter low platelets. In fact, there is no definite decision on when to intervene in thrombocytopenia, but some doctors advocate active treatment. However, if the platelets are low but there is no bleeding, the clinician’s judgment of the timing of treatment actually depends on the clinical experience of each individual. In fact, it is recommended that patients, especially those with recurrent thrombocytopenia, go to an experienced hematology specialist for treatment to minimize the side effects associated with the medication.  There are always risks and side effects with medication, but when treatment is necessary, you should obey your doctor’s advice. The prognosis for thrombocytopenia is good, and the incidence of death due to thrombocytopenia is really low, about the same as normal people, although the risk of bleeding is high, which is like flying in a plane, although it looks scary, but the plane failure rate is still very low. I hope that patients and families build up confidence in life and disease treatment, and I believe that most patients with thrombocytopenia can eventually achieve the desired treatment effect and maintain a high quality of life.  I hope you know that this disease is actually not diagnosed in ancient times, no symptoms, that is, low platelets, in fact, the quality of life is very high it