Table 2. Timeline of platelet counts and interventions.
Table 2 lists daily platelet counts, transitions, and interventions.
*Daily count changes
**Decrease from the previous reading
CBC: complete blood count, IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin, IV: intravenous
| Day | Platelet count (×109/L) | Platelet transition (×109/L)* | Intervention/event |
| Pre-diagnosis | 48,000 | - | Initial CBC before labor |
| (Admission) | <5,000 | - | Critical count during recent admission |
| Day 2 | 4,000 | -1,000** | Treatment with pulsed steroids, IVIG, transfused 12 units of platelets, IV tranexamic acid |
| Day 3 | 6,000 | +2,000 | Transfused an additional eight units of platelets |
| Day 4 | 39,000 | +33,000 | Increased oxygen support via a non-rebreather mask |
| Day 5 | 138,000 | +99,000 | IVIG treatment stopped, furosemide administered |
| Day 6 | 290,000 | +152,000 | Pulsed steroid therapy stopped, insulin adjusted |
| Day 7 | 393,000 | +103,000 | Oxygen needs decreased, insulin adjusted |
| Day 8 (discharge) | 440,000 | +47,000 | Patient prepared for discharge with home oxygen therapy |
| Day 12 (readmission) | 14,000 | -426,000** | Patient readmitted for urgent splenectomy |
| Postoperative day 3 | 168,000 | +154,000 | Post-surgery platelet count surge |
| Postoperative day 4 | 198,000 | +30,000 | Continued increase in platelet count post-surgery |