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Table of Contents

Overview
Patient Presents
History
Physical Examination
Laboratory Findings
Differential Diagnosis
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Hospital Progress Report
Types of TTP
Interfering Substances
Treatment and Management
Morbidity / Mortality
Quiz
References

Authors:

Ihab Abumuhor, BS, MT (ASCP)

Ellen Hope Kearns, MS, SH(ASCP)H

Division of Health Sciences, School of Health, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Patient Presents


A worried husband brought his wife to the ER at a tertiary medical center on November 25, 1997. She complained of fatigue, malaise, and a severe headache. She was awake and alert with no active vomiting.

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