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Thrombotic thromboctyopenic purpura (TTP):
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malaise, fever, headache, confusion, transient paralysis, diarrhea,Kidney failure
Thrombocytopenia hemolytic anemia and jaundice |
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Thrombotic thromboctyopenic purpura (TTP): treatment
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Plasmapheresis/exchange transfusion to remove the antibody; platelets and LDH used to monitor progress
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome: Signs
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Result in: DVT, PE, stroke, miscarried pregnancy, more common in women
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome: definition
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autoimmune disease causing clots in arteries and veins; immune system mistakenly produces antibodies to certain proteins in your blood
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Factor V Leiden mutation
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hypercoaguability; factor V can't be inactivated like normally by Protein C so overproduction of clots
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Iron deficiency: signs
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atrophic glossitis
conjuctival pallor tachycardia koilonchyia: spoon nails |
