Clinical pentad of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
FAT RN
Prompts urgent plasma exchange when TTP is suspected, caused by ADAMTS13 deficiency.
The full pentad is present in only a minority of patients, so do not wait for all five.
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FAT RN. It helps you recall: Clinical pentad of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Fever
Anaemia (microangiopathic haemolytic)
Thrombocytopenia
F: Fever; A: Anaemia (microangiopathic haemolytic); T: Thrombocytopenia; R: Renal dysfunction; N: Neurological signs.
It belongs to Haematology in Pathology.
The full pentad is present in only a minority of patients, so do not wait for all five.
Prompts urgent plasma exchange when TTP is suspected, caused by ADAMTS13 deficiency.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Pathology question about Haematology.
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