Quiz on TTP Definitions
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True or false: If a patient’s ADAMTS13 level at the time of presentation (blood drawn before plasmapheresis is instituted), TTP is rule out.
a
True
b
False
Which of the following is true:
a
TMA is a type of TTP
b
TTP is a type of TMA
Which of the following is characteristic of MAHA?
a
Hemolytic anemia
b
Schistocytes on blood smear
c
Thrombocytopenia
d
Low haptoglobin
e
Elevated ALT
In addition to low ADAMTS13 levels, which of the following is/are generally included in the definition of TTP?
a
Organ dysfunction
b
MAHA
c
Fever
d
Hematuria
e
Thrombocytopenia
True or false: the platelet count must be < 30 x 109/L for a patient to qualify as having TTP.
a
True
b
False
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