Bleeding Disorders

Question 1

Compare the two main types of bleeding disorder

Answer 1

Question 2

What vascular defects cause disordered bleeding?

Answer 2

Question 3

Summarise the causes of platelet disorders

Answer 3

Question 4

Compare acute and chronic ITP

Answer 4

Question 5

Summarise haemophilia A

Answer 5

Question 6

Summarise haemophilia B

Answer 6

Question 7

Summarise vWD

Answer 7

Question 8

Summarise DIC

Answer 8

Question 9

Summarise how liver disease can affect clotting

Answer 9

Question 10

Summarise vitamin K deficiency

Answer 10

Question 11

High INR, High aPTT, normal PT, normal Plt, High TT

Answer 11

Heparin
Activates antithrombin III → inactivates 2, 9 and 10 (intrinsic and common pathway)

Question 12

High INR, High aPTT, normal PT, low Plt, High TT

Answer 12

Heparin induced thrombocytopaenia

Question 13

High INR, High aPTT, High PT, low Plt, High TT

Answer 13

DIC

Question 14

High INR, High aPTT, High PT, normal/low Plt, normal/high TT

Answer 14

Liver disease

Question 15

N INR, N aPTT, N PT, low Plt, high TT

Answer 15

Thrombocytopaenia

Question 16

high INR, high aPTT, high PT, N Plt, N TT

Answer 16

vit K deficiency

Question 17

N INR, high aPTT, N PT, N Plt, N TT

Answer 17

Haemophilia

Question 18

N INR, N/high aPTT, N PT, N Plt, high TT

Answer 18

Haemophilia