TTP needs to be treated quickly
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can be life-threatening if it is not treated right away.1-3
Getting to know your TTP care team
Many different healthcare providers may help treat TTP during and after an episode
You will probably see certain members of your care team when you’re in the hospital and some others after you go home. Because everyone’s TTP needs are different, you may not have the exact healthcare team listed below.
Your TTP Care Team—In the Hospital
Hematologist
What they do
Role in treating TTP
Nephrologist
What they do
Role in treating TTP
Pathologist or Transfusion Medicine Specialist
What they do
Role in treating TTP
Nurses
What they do
Your TTP Care Team—
In the Hospital
Hematologist
What they do
Role in treating TTP
Nephrologist
What they do
Role in treating TTP
Pathologist or Transfusion
Medicine Specialist
What they do
Role in treating TTP
Nurses
What they do
The members of your care team that you see and talk to most often will probably change after you leave the hospital. However, they have the same goal as your team from the hospital: to keep you healthy.
Your TTP Care Team—After the Hospital
Hematologist
Your hematologist or hematologist-oncologist will continue to monitor your TTP after you leave the hospital. Check in with your hematologist as often as your care team recommends after leaving the hospital.
Primary Care Physician
Your primary care physician may want to check in regularly on your TTP recovery and can help monitor you for another TTP episode.
Nurses
Nurses may assist with any TTP treatment that continues at home after the hospital.
Your TTP Care Team—
After the Hospital
Hematologist
Your hematologist or hematologist-oncologist will continue to monitor your TTP after you leave the hospital. Check in with your hematologist as often as your care team recommends after leaving the hospital.
Primary Care Physician
Your primary care physician may want to check in regularly on your TTP recovery and can help monitor you for another TTP episode.
Nurses
Nurses may assist with any TTP treatment that continues at home after the hospital.
What happens after the hospital?
TTP can be managed, but it’s important to watch out for episodes.
References: 1. Scully M, Hunt BJ, Benjamin S, et al; British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and other thrombotic microangiopathies. Br J Haematol. 2012;158(3):323-335. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09167.x 2. Joly BS, Coppo P, Veyradier A. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 2017;129(21):2836-2846. doi:10.1182/blood-2016-10-709857 3. Gallan AJ, Chang A. A new paradigm for renal thrombotic microangiopathy. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2020;37(3):121-126. doi:10.1053/j.semdp.2020.01.002