An Overview of the Laboratory’s Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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ABSTRACT

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a multifaceted disease for a clinical laboratory with diagnosis data and treatment spread across many different laboratory sections. By encompassing results from hematology, chemistry, molecular, and coagulation sections with treatment from the transfusion medicine/blood bank section of the laboratory, clinicians are able to accurately diagnose and treat TTP.