Quiz on TTP Definitions

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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