This webinar focuses on immune mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) and immune mediated thrombocytopaenia (IMTP). It recaps the immune system and phagocytosis, then explains how each disease develops, its primary and secondary causes, predisposed breeds, clinical signs and prognosis, along with a recap of primary haemostasis.
It covers diagnosis, including the ACVIM consensus criteria for IMHA, saline agglutination, spherocytes, ghost cells and manual platelet counts, and finishes with treatment: corticosteroids and second-line immunosuppressants, glucocorticoid side effects, antithrombotic treatment, vincristine, transfusion and splenectomy.
Presented by Carina Sellwood as part of the ACVN webinar series.
Includes the full recording (52 minutes), the presentation slides as a PDF, and a quiz. Pass the quiz to receive a certificate worth 1 AVNAT point.

