Two nursing students are attempting to differentiate between the presentations of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)

Question

Which of the students' following statements best captures an aspect of the two health problems?
A)
"Both diseases can result from inadequate production of thrombopoietin by megakaryocytes."
B)
"ITP can be either inherited or acquired, and if it's acquired, it involves an enzyme deficiency."
C)
"Both of them involve low platelet counts, but in TTP, there can be more, not less, hemostasis.
D)
"TTP can be treated with plasmapheresis, but ITP is best addressed with transfusion of fresh frozen plasma."

Answer 1

Ans:
C

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TTP is marked by sudden and severe thrombotic involvement. Neither disease has an etiology of low thrombopoietin production, and TTP, not ITP, is rooted in an enzyme deficiency. ITP is normally treated with corticosteroids and/or immunoglobulins.