Heme/Onc Flashcards

1
Q

tx TTP/ MAHA

A

plasma exchange (replenish ADAMTS13, which body developed Ab against and cleaved it from vWF- activating platelets and consuming them)

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2
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cause of ITP

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antiplatelet Ab (frequently preceded by infection)

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