Bleeding disorders Flashcards
what are the 3 components of the “hemostasis tripod”?
- Primary Hemostasis, mediated by platelets
- Coagulation, a chemical process
- Vasoconstriction, a mechanical process
Platelets adhere to disrupted vessel wall via:
A) Platelet surface membrane glycoprotein receptor Ib
B) vonWillebrand factor
Platelets adhere to one another via:
– surface receptor glycoprotein IIb/IIIa
– fibrinogen
what are the 2 Arachidonic acid vasoconstrictors?
– thromboxane A2
– prostaglandins (PGs).
Platelet surface provides a site for what to occur?
– generation of thrombin
– subsequent fibrin formation
what are the steps in the “extrinsic pathway” for clotting?
tissue factor- factor VII pathway
A) tissue factor exposed to blood
B) tissue factor forms complex with factor VII
C) factor VII activated- Factor VIIa
D) whole complex binds to factor X
E) Xa converts prothrombin (factor II) into Thrombin (IIa)
- this step requires factor V as a c-factor
what happens in the “secondary”/alternate clotting pathway?
A) factor IX activated by tissue-factor/VIIa complex
B) factor IXa and cofactor VIII activates factor X
C) thrombin formation proceeds
what is the 3rd coagulation pathway?
A) Thrombin itself activates factor XI
B) Factor XIa activates factor IX
C) Pathway proceeds to additional thrombin formation
____________ is essential for the conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin
Thrombin
what are the 4 main roles of thrombin?
1) conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin
2) Activates coagulation factors and cofactors, facilitating its own formation
3) Strong activator of platelet aggregation
4) Mediates Fibrinogen cleavage
what are the 3 main anti-coagulation mechanisms?
1) Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI)
2) Protein C
3) Antithrombin III
how does Protein C work?
1) Circulating protein C activated by endothelial cell-bound enzyme thrombomodulin in association with thrombin
2) Activated protein C degrades the important cofactors V and VIII
3) Activation requires an essential cofactor: protein S
____________ will inhibit both Thrombin and factor Xa
Antithrombin III
Antithrombin III is Strongly enhanced by presence of what molecule?
Heparin
Fibrinolysis is mediated by what molecules? what causes their activation?
A) tPA and uPA found in endothelial cells
B) Released by several stimuli, including hypoxia, acidosis
what are the 2 ways in which Fibrinolysis is inhibited?
1) Activator inhibitors (PAIs)
2) Circulating protease inhibitors, e.g. α2-antiplasmin
____________ is the most common CONGENITAL coagulation DISEASE
von Willebrand Disease
what are the 3 subtypes of von Willebrand disease?
1) Type I: reduced concentration (10-45% normal levels)
2) Type II: dysfunctional vWF
3) Type III: absent vWF (homozygous for gene defect)
Desmopressin (DDAVP) is used to treat what types of von Willebrand disease?
Type 1
Type 2a
how are severe forms of von Willebrand disease treated?
replacement with transfused factors
For von Willebrand disease, treatment must continue for _______ days after surgery
4 to 7 days
_____________ is the most commonly INHERITED coagulation DISORDER
how is this disease inherited?
Hemophilia A
- Sex-linked recessive, 1 of 10,000 male births
Hemophilia A is caused by a reduction in what molecule?
Factor VIII
Patients with factor VIII levels greater than ___% rarely bleed spontaneously, but will have bleeding problems after surgery or trauma
5%
Mild Hemophilia A patients can have Factor VIII levels of ___% or less, while severe forms have less than ___%
Mild = 40%
severe = less than 1%
how is Hemophilia A treated?
Mild cases: DDAVP (desmopressin)
Severe cases: transfusion
Hemophilia B is similar to Hemophilia A but affects _________
factor IX