Ch24 Hemostasis Flashcards
What is the major role of the hemostatic system?
Maintaining a complete balance of the body’s tendency toward clotting and bleeding
What is the complex process by which the body spontaneously stops bleeding and maintains blood in the fluid state within the vascular compartment?
Hemostasis
When do the clinical signs and symptoms of hemorrhage occur?
When the vascular injury exceeds the capacity of the platelets
What stage of hemostasis refers to the response to vascular injury that produced a platelet plug at the site of damage
Primary
Which stage of hemostasis involves the enzymatic activation of the coagulation proteins to produce fibrin from fibrinogen?
Secondary
How is secondary hemostasis activated?
By the release of tissue factor from epithelial cells that are exposed to the circulation site of the vascular injury
What involves the proteolytic digestion of fibrinogen and fibrin by the enzyme plasmin?
Fibrinolysis
What are the 2 main types of bleeding?
Mucocutaneous hemorrhage
Joint bleeding
It takes about 1 week for maturity from _______ to produce platelets?
Megakaryblast
Platelets survive _____ days in circulation
7-10
What is the normal platelet count?
150,000-400,000/uL
Platelet activation includes:
Change of shape
Adhesion
Aggregation
Secretion
Platelets are involved in the nurturing of endothelial cells lining which system?
Vascular
Platelet receptors bind to the vascular endothelium in a(n) _______ process
Adhesion
Platelets undergo a ______ which is a sensitive parameter of platelet activation.
Shape change
Platelet to platelet interaction is known as:
Aggregation
When does aggregation of platelets occur?
10-20 seconds after vascular injury
What is required to activate the second phase of aggregation?
ADP from dense granules
What is the last stage involved in arresting bleeding after vessel damage?
Stabilization
What is achieved through the activation of coagulation cascades and formation and deposition of fibrin?
Stabilization
What is the end product of coagulation?
Fibrin
What is simultaneously activated during the process of clot formation?
Fibrinolysis
When is fibrinolytic activated?
The final stage of clot formation
What is a widely used antithrombotic agent for the clinical treatment of arterial thrombi?
Aspirin
Aspirin inhibits:
The action of specific enzymes
What is the purpose of fibrin clot formation?
To reinforce the platelet plug (primary hemostasis)
How is secondary hemostasis started?
By the release of tissue factors from epithelial or endothelial cells exposed to a vascular injury
What does a defect in the secondary hemostasis cause?
Decrease fibrin production and reduce the stability of the formed clot