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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 001 | Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic Purpura

Tasty Morsels of Critical Care

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TTP or Thrombocytopenic Perpera

TTP is a form of MAHA, a micro angiopathic hemeolytic anemia. The key feature will be something called schistocytes which you find in the blood film that you haven't ordered yet but you're definitely going to order next timeSomething like this happens. Treatment should be started based on suspicion not waiting around for the atoms TS13 level. No platelets in a maha with maybe an AKI may well be all you need to start treating this and if you don't then mortality is in the kind of 90% range as far as I've worked out so far is bad.

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