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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

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link] ) Laboratory Evaluation: Clinical presentation and laboratory findings can help suggest TTP in the emergency department. Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Case of Painful Skin Lesions

ALiEM

A 50-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with a complaint of painful sores on the top of her left foot. 2012 Jul;16(4):614-20. Available from: [link] PMID:29083569. Indian J Endocrinol Metab.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 Without the C1 inhibitor, the plasma-kallikrein-kinin system produces more bradykinin. J Emerg Med 2013; 44 (4): 764-772. N Engl J Med. 2015; 372(5):418-25.

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SGEM386: Blood on Blood – Massive Transfusion Protocols in Older Trauma Patients

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Case: A 71-year-old man is brought to your emergency department (ED) by emergency medical serviced (EMS) having fallen two steps at home. years ( 2 ).