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A 53 year old female develops acute thrombocytopenia and mild AKI 24 h post-operatively following a cholecystectomy. You suspect HUS/TTP and wish to assess for red cell haemolysis.
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Fairweather, J., Findlay, M., Isles, C. (2020). Thrombotic Microangiopathies (TMA) in Adults. In: Clinical Companion in Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38320-6_14
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