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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
DIC, TTP, HUS) ... interpretation #clinical
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... • TMA’s (HUS/TTP ... Schistocytes - MAHA: TTP
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
investigations depending on clinical ... intravesicular pressure • TTP
Colitis on POCUS

This 53yo male presents with right sided abdominal pain (maximal ttp where probe is).
pain (maximal ttp ... Colitis #POCUS #Clinical
Appendicolith and Appendicitis on POCUS

Linear high frequency transducer, viewing an inflamed appendix in sax, with fecolith
fecolith; Most TTP ... appendix #ultrasound #clinical
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
generalized abd ttp ... Appendicitis #POCUS #clinical
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
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) vs Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
#Diagnosis #TTP #DIC #Comparison #Table #Laboratory #Findings #RebelEM
Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP ... ) #Diagnosis #TTP
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP ... Diagnosis of TTP ... • Distinguish TTP ... Treatment of TTP ... Raphaël Cauchois #TTP
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Autoimmune • ITP ... HELLP Syndrome • TTP