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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There is no treatment for [disease name]; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care.

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Supportive therapy for [disease name] includes [therapy 1], [therapy 2], and [therapy 3].

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The majority of cases of [disease name] are self-limited and require only supportive care.

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[Disease name] is a medical emergency and requires prompt treatment.

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The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is [therapy].

OR   The optimal therapy for [malignancy name] depends on the stage at diagnosis.

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[Therapy] is recommended among all patients who develop [disease name].

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Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among patients with [disease subclass 1], [disease subclass 2], and [disease subclass 3].

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Pharmacologic medical therapies for [disease name] include (either) [therapy 1], [therapy 2], and/or [therapy 3].

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Empiric therapy for [disease name] depends on [disease factor 1] and [disease factor 2].

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Patients with [disease subclass 1] are treated with [therapy 1], whereas patients with [disease subclass 2] are treated with [therapy 2].

Medical Therapy

• Patients with TTP are treated with daily plasma therapy.
• Patients with TTP are treated with rituximab to prevent complications.

TTP treatment:

• • 1 Plasma therapy
    • (1.53 plasma volume exchange for the first procedures, followed by 1.03 patient plasma volume thereafter)
  • 2 Steroids
    • Treatment of acquired TTP is high-dose methylprednisolone
      • Methylprednisolone (10 mg/kg/day for 3 days and then 2.5 mg/kg/day), this dose is more efficacious than standard dose (1 mg/kg/day)
  • 3Rituximab
    • Standard treatment(375 mg/m2 in 4 weekly doses)