HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME

Course overview

HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME (HUS) IS THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF A TRIAD OF SYMPTOMS: THROMBOCYTOPENIA, ACUTE RENAL IMPAIRMENT, AND MICROANGIOPATHIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. ALTHOUGH TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT OF AS A TRIAD, HUS PRESENTATION MAY VARY BASED ON DIFFERENT ETIOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HUS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.