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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. 1 Pregnant patients are particularly vulnerable to misdiagnosis of TTP in the ED. Accessed March 26, 2024. Most of these deaths can be attributed to a delay in diagnosis. In:StatPearls [Internet].

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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ED Evaluation Transport to the ED from the refugee reception center takes 1 hour. Labs Laboratory workup in the ED is notable for a leukocytosis of 41,000/L, hemoglobin of 6.5 She is sent to the medical ward after three days in the ED with the diagnoses of resolving septic shock, severe malaria, and AKI.

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