MCLEAN Va.—The Board of Directors of The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced the appointment of Erika Shugart, PhD, to serve as the organization’s interim chief executive officer (CEO).

Early recognition of the signs and symptoms of DIC may allow for prompt diagnosis and intervention. Prompt recognition and emergent treatment are necessary to help minimize the morbidity and ...

Nurses caring for patients affected by DIC must provide complex nursing care in addition to psychosocial support of patients and their families.

A pregnant, primiparous 32-year-old woman at 28 weeks’ gestation presented for a routine prenatal visit. Blood work showed thrombocytopenia with platelet count of 60 (reference range 130–380) × 109/L.

There are several renal syndromes that are unique to patients with cancer, being caused either by the cancer itself or by its treatment. This Review provides nephrologists—who are essential ...

Post-transfusion purpura is a rare, often missed cause of severe thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients. Untreated, the condition is associated with substantial morbidity and death, mainly owing to ...

TMA Cafe Spotlight Category: Fresh American fare with global influence Chef’s favorite item: Felix’s current pick is the Shirazi Chicken Salad featured on the cafe’s spring and summer menu ...

Tma/Svetlo/Tma: Dirigido por Jan Svankmajer. A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, ...

A 17-year-old girl presented with fever, myalgia, vomiting for 1 month and oliguria and dyspnoea for 4 days. She was tachycardic,hypertensive, with pedal oedema and decreased breath sounds. She had ...

A peripheral smear revealed schistocytes and the patient was treated empirically for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with therapeutic plasma exchange. An extensive workup revealed no embolic ...