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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP ... VS HUS Big picture ... implications : TTP ... confirmatory testing for TTP ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP ... Diagnosis of TTP ... • Distinguish TTP ... HUS), Serum creatinine ... HUS) Treatment
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
TMA is due to TTP ... (atypical HUS), ... Shiga-toxin HUS ... TTP is only TMA ... #hus
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Autoimmune • ITP ... HELLP Syndrome • TTP ... /HUS • DIC •
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) - 6 Landmarks

#Endoscopic #Ultrasound #EUS #Landmarks #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Endoscopic Ultrasound ... (EUS) - 6 Landmarks ... #Endoscopic #Ultrasound ... #EUS #Landmarks
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
bites • IVIG infusion ... Causes: • MAHA: TTP ... , HUS, DIC, HELLP ... Hemoglobinuria • S/p IV infusion ... Rhogam • S/p IV infusion
Thrombotic Microangiopathies - Primary Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP ... Toxin-Mediated HUS ... (ST-HUS) • Atypical ... HUS (aHUS) ... differential #diagnosis #HUS
Basics of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
 - What is EUS
 - Types of Endoscopes
 - Indications for
of Endoscopic Ultrasound ... (EUS) - What is ... EUS - Types of ... Indications for EUS ... #Endoscopic #Ultrasound
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Microangiopathy: DIC, TTP ... , HUS - Antibody-mediated ... : ITP, HITT - Autoimmune
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
accumulation of blood, pus ... , effusion fluid ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... • Ideally use ultrasound