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BDS2 BAMS Haematology > 5. Anticoagulant and Inherited Bleeding > Flashcards

5. Anticoagulant and Inherited Bleeding Flashcards

1
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Contraindications of anticoagulant and inherited bleeding disorders (3)

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Aspirin
NSAIDs
Antithrombotic medication (anticoagulants, antiplatelets)

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Indications for oral anticoagulation (4)

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AF
DVT
Heart valve disease/ mechanical heart valves
Thrombophilia

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Types of oral anticoagulants (4)

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Coumarins
Indanediones
Direct thrombin inhibitors
Factor Xa inhibitor

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4
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Types of wafarin drug interactions (2)

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Potentiating drugs

Inhibiting drugs

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5
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Examples of warfarin potentiating drugs (4)

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Amiodarone
Antibiotics
Alcohol (with liver disease)
NSAIDs

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Examples of warfarin inhibiting drugs (4)

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Carbamazepine, barbiturates
Cholesystramine
Griseofulvin
Alcohol (without liver disease)

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Dangers of warfarin (overdose)

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Haemorrhage

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How do anti platelet drugs affect clotting (2)

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Inhibiting platelet aggregation

Inhibiting thrombus formation in arterial circulation

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Examples of anti platelet medications (8)

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Low dose aspirin
Clopidogrel
Dipyridamole
Prasugrel and aspirin
Abciximab
Eptifibate and aspirin
Ticagrelor
Tirofaban
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Definition of inherited bleeding disorder

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Acquired defects which affect blood coagulation

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What may inherited bleeding disorders affect (3)

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Coagulation cascade
Platelet number
Platelet function
Combo

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Types of rare bleeding disorders (2)

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Inherited defects of other factors in coagulation pathway (not FVIII, IX, XI)
Inherited defect of platelet number/function

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Types of haemophilia (3)

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Haemophilia A
Haemophilia B
Haemophilia C

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Genetics of haemophilia (2)

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Sex-linked recessive inheritance

Males affected, females carriers

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Definition of Haemophilia A

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FVIII deficiency

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Definition of Haemophilia B

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FIX deficiency

17
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Treatment of severe/moderate Haemophilia A

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Use of recombinant factor VIII

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Treatment of mild/carriers of Haemophilia A (2)

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DDAVP

Very mid - oral tanexamic acid

19
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Treatment of Haemophilia B (2)

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No response to DDAVP

Prophylactic cover requires recombinant FIX

20
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Definition of von Willebrand disease

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Deficiency of von Willebrand factor

21
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Genetics of von Willebrand disease (2)

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Autosomal dominant

Both sexes equally affected

22
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Types of von Willebrand disease (3)

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Type 1 (dominant, mild)
Type 2 (dominant, mild)
Type 3 (recessive, severe)
23
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Treatment of von WIllebrand disease (2)

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Majority respond to DDAVP

Very mild cases - oral tranexamic acid

24
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LA issues with inherited bleeding disorders (2)

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IDB, lingual infiltration, post. sup. nerve block

Buccal infiltration, intra-ligamentary, intra-papillary safe

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Definition of thrombophilia

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Acquired condition superimposed on a genetic condition

26
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Increased risk of what with thrombophilia

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Clot development

27
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Types of inherited bleeding syndromes (4)

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Protein C deficiency
Protein S deficiency
Factor V leiden
Antithrombin III deficiency

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How can acquired syndromes be obtained (7)

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Antiphospholipid syndrome (lupus anticoagulants)
Oral contraceptives
Surgery
Trauma
Cancer
Pregnancy
Immobilisation
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Types of platelet abnormalities (3)

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Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocythaemia
Qualitative disorders (normal platelet number but abnormal function)

30
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Definition of thrombocytopenia

A

Reduced platelet numbers

31
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Definition of thrombocythaemia

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Increased platelet numbers

32
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Types of thrombocytopenia (3)

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Idiopathic
Drug-related
Secondary to lymphoproliferative disorder

33
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Types of inherited qualitative disorders (3)

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Bernard Soulier syndrome
Hermansky Pudlak
Glanzmann’s thromboasthenia

34
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Types of acquired qualitative disorders (4)

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Cirrhosis
Drugs
Alcohol
Cardiopulmonary bypass

35
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Definition of Haemophilia C

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Deficiency of FXI

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