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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Renal injury: isolated proteinuria or hematuria, moderate acute kidney injury with serum creatinine levels <2 mg/dL Skin: petechiae and purpura Despite severe thrombocytopenia, clinically significant bleeding is rare Figure 1.

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Plasma Frozen Plasma Emergency Department FFP

Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Fresh frozen plasma, or FFP, should only be given to cirrhotic patients as part of the massive transfusion protocol in cases of profound hypotension, as “patients with cirrhosis rarely have true enzymatic hypocoagulability, and FFP may worsen bleeding due to over-resuscitation and dilution of coagulation factors.”

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

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