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Atypical HUS - Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Unlike typical HUS, which is shigatoxin mediated, aHUS is not typically
Unlike typical HUS ... shigatoxin mediated, aHUS ... rule out TTP. aHUS ... If this is aHUS, ... #aHUS #Hemolytic
Thrombotic Microangiopathies - Primary Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Toxin-Mediated HUS ... (ST-HUS) • Atypical ... HUS (aHUS) ... differential #diagnosis #HUS
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
of arteries Management ... overlap TTP or aHUS ... nephrology #diagnosis #management
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
DIC, TTP, HELLP, HUS ... , aHUS, mechanical
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
glomerulonephritis; HUS ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome; aHUS ... = atypical HUS;
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... chronic HBV and thus ... difficult and thus ... reservoir of HBV and thus ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
HUS), Serum creatinine ... HUS) Treatment ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Emergency Tracheostomy Management ... the trachea and thus ... #Management #CriticalCare
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
hemolytic-uremic syndrome (ST-HUS ... known as atypical HUS