
Episode 174: Thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura (TTP)
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How to Manage a TTP Patient
The short answer is no and that what you don't want to do is delay getting the ADAMS 13 test done or delaying the treatment by trying to get a CT head for instance. So they have to be managed in a kind of a tertiary center so in each region there'll be a designated tertiary center where patients go to receive a plasma exchange. The aim is to start the plasma exchange within four hours of the diagnosis.
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