D. is a 10-month-old boy is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at a children’s hospital from a fire station. The mother brought the boy in after he fell on the edge of a coffee table, splitting his lip. Unable to stop the bleeding after 20 minutes, the mother drove to a nearby fire station for help. The boy appears pale, with some bruising noted on his extremities. He is afebrile and does not appear acutely ill. Lab work shows a platelet count of 150,000, with normal bleeding and prothrombin time.Select a potential diagnosis for P.D. and describe the pathophysiology of that diagnosis.How does the pathophysiology explain P.D.’s physical exam and lab findings?

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D. is a 10-month-old boy is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at a children’s hospital from a fire station. The mother brought the boy in after he fell on the edge of a coffee table, splitting his lip. Unable to stop the bleeding after 20 minutes, the mother drove to a nearby fire station for help. The boy appears pale, with some bruising noted on his extremities. He is afebrile and does not appear acutely ill. Lab work shows a platelet count of 150,000, with normal bleeding and prothrombin time.

Select a potential diagnosis for P.D. and describe the pathophysiology of that diagnosis.
How does the pathophysiology explain P.D.’s physical exam and lab findings?

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