Unit Objectives - 1

Reading assignment:

Pages 683 - 701

Unit objectives:

1. Define thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis, and state their associated platelet counts.

3. Explain the primary pathophysiologic processes of thrombocytopenia.

2. Compare and contrast the clinical symptoms of platelet disorders and clotting factor deficiencies.

4. Name at least four disorders included in congenital hypoplasia of the bone marrow and their inheritance patterns.