title: Diagnosis, treatment, and management of immune thrombocytopenia.
abstract: Management of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) requires accurate assessment and evaluation, appropriate treatment strategies, and timely nursing interventions (e.g., monitoring, bleeding prevention, patient education). The overview of ITP in the current article reviews its etiology and provides updates about medical management and key components of nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Oncology Associates, Albuquerque, NM.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winkeljohn
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*