Knowledge Check

[…] thrombocytopenia (ITP) Medication effect HELLP Extracorporeal circuit Gestational thrombocytopenia Thrombotic thrombocytopena purpura ( TTP) Outpatient Urgent care Inpatient Continue What is the threshold platelet count required […]

Labs

[…] low. What are possible causes of her thrombocytopenia? a Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura ( TTP) The presentation is not typical of TTP. b Chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) […]

Diagnosis of CAD

[…] important at least before treatment. preeclampsia and HELLP, and pregnancy-associated TMAs such as TTP, differ in timing and persistence. Preeclampsia usually arises after 20 weeks, HELLP […]

Module 1 — Most Likely in This Context

[…] momentum takes hold. Clinical setting Dominant early terrain to protect against Emergency Department TTP or MAHA physiology, severe immune thrombocytopenia with bleeding, acute leukemia Medical ward […]

Historical Perspectives

Essays about blood, that include historical and societal perspectives, fascinating tales in nature, and more.

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)

[…] can cause macrocytosis and variable red cell morphology, elevating RDW. Thrombotic microangiopathy ( TTP/HUS/DIC): Microangiopathic hemolysis produces schistocytes and reticulocytosis, increasing RDW. Rule out with clinical […]

What is a Topic Module?

[…] best learned not in isolated fragments, but through integrated, multi-angle, multimedia exploration. The TTP module is the first exemplar of this new vision. It weaves together […]