Ashley Ellis, MD Assistant Medical Director, Transfusion Service and Immunohematology Reference Laboratories; Bloodworks Northwest Objectives: - Associate the presence of schistocytes and the pathophysiology of underlying disease processes with respective laboratory findings.
- Effectively formulate a differential diagnosis for schistocytosis.
- Utilize laboratory and clinical investigation methods to determine the etiology of schistocytosis and determine if therapeutic plasma exchange is appropriate.
Speaker disclosures: Dr. Ashley Ellis discloses no relevant conflicts of interest.
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