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Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Diagnosis of TTP ... • Distinguish TTP ... Treatment of TTP ... management #treatment #rheumatology ... #hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
MALIGNANCY: - TMA: TTP ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... HIT - MAHA: TTP ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Hemolysis Diagnostic Workup

Infographic by: Howard Ong

#Hemolysis #Hemolytic #Anemia #Algorithm #MAHA #TTP #Diagnosis #Workup
Algorithm #MAHA #TTP ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
TMA is due to TTP ... TTP is only TMA ... suggests against TTP ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology ... #diagnosis #ttp
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Overlap

 SJS-TEN overlap and TEN - Surface Epidermal
epidermal necrolysis (TEN ... Overlap SJS-TEN ... overlap and TEN ... Features #SJS #TEN ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP ... implications : TTP ... confirmatory testing for TTP ... thrombocytopenic #purpura #TTP ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Microvascular: TTP ... Athero-embolic, HTN ... Ischemia-induced: ATN
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Microangiopathy: DIC, TTP ... Cirrhosis with portal HTN ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Fragmentation - MAHA: TTP ... Valves, AS - HTN ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathies In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference

#TMAs #Thrombotic #Microangiopathies #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #hematology
Erythematosus #SLE #hematology ... #rheumatology #