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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

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source: “Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)”, 2022 , National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. link] ) Laboratory Evaluation: Clinical presentation and laboratory findings can help suggest TTP in the emergency department. 2022 Feb 19;11(4):1103. if the patient is being transferred to another hospital).

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Recognition and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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2 TTP often presents abruptly, and most patients that develop it first visit the emergency department (ED) as their symptoms worsen. It is thus imperative that emergency physicians be able to recognize and properly treat this disease, especially in the absence of its classical presentation. Am J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med.

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

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Date: December 16th, 2022 Reference: Hohle et al. AEM December 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Date: December 16th, 2022 Reference: Hohle et al. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

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Institutional protocols should be utilized, keeping in mind that either whole blood or a 1:1:1 ratio of packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma are optimal. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e. Published November 8, 2022. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med.

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