____ is similar to TTP in that platelets clumping in the small blood vessels in the kidney cause localized ischemia within the kidney as well as a hemolytic anemia as the red blood cells have difficulty passing through the smaller blood vessels.

A. HEELP
B. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
C. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
D. Hemolytic uremic syndrome


Answer: D

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