Anti-Thrombolytics Flashcards
What is normal hemostasis?
a balance between generation of hemostatic clots and uncontrolled thrombus formation
What is the extrinsic pathway?
plasma mediated, initiation of hemostasis
What is the extrinsic pathway also known for?
primary hemostasis
What is the key to the extrinsic pathway?
tissue factor
What is the intrinsic pathway?
amplifies and propagates hemostasis
What is the intrinsic pathway also known for?
secondary hemostasis
What is the key to the intrinsic pathway?
thrombin
What is the common pathway?
results in an insoluble fibrin clot
Hemostasis is
precisely regulated by interctions between the blood vessel wall, circulating platelets, and clotting proteins in the plasma
Fibrinolysis is
the orderly breakdown of a stable blood clot
How many substances that affect blood coagulation have been identified?
50
What predominates when a vessel is ruptured?
anticoagulants
procoagulants are activated
What consists of normal hemostasis?
vasoconstriction
platelet plug
clot formation
clot dissolution
What normally occurs in the vascular endothelium?
nonthrombogenic surface
With vasoconstriction, damage to the endothelium exposes
the underlying extracellular matrix and elicits contraction
What also induces pro-thrombotic endothelial changes?
thrombin, hypoxia, high fluid sheer stress
How does a platelet plug form?
when platelets are exposed to the extracellular matrix in a damaged endothelium they undergo a series of biochemical and physical alterations
What are the three major phases of forming a platelet plug?
adhesion, activation, aggregation
What is the life of a platelet?
8-12 days
What are the normal concentration of platelets?
150,000-400,000 per microliter
What are platelet inhibitors?
adenosine
insulin
PGIE2
PGI2
Platelet Adhesion
exposure to sub-endothelial matrix proteins allows platelet to undergo a conformational change to adhere to the vascular wall
Von Willebrand Factor (vWF) is produced
endothelium and platelets
released by endothelial cells and by activated platelets
What is the primary function of Von Willebrand factor?
bind to other proteins