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Ch4 - 1) Primary Hemostasis and Bleeding Related Disorders Flashcards

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What is hemostatsis?

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Damage to the wall is repaired by hemostasis,

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Hemostasis involves the formation of?

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a thrombus (clot) at the site of vessel injury

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Hemostasis stages?

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primary and secondary.

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Primary hemostasis?

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forms a weak platelet plug

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Primary hemostasis is mediated by?

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interaction between platelets and the vessel wall

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Secondary hemostasis?

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stabilizes the platelet plug

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Secondary hemostasis is mediated by?

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the coagulation cascade.

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What is Step 1 in secondary hemostasis?

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Transient vasoconstriction of damaged vessel

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How is Step 1 in secondary hemostasis mediated?

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by reflex neural stimulation and endothelin release from endothelial cells

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What is Step 2 in secondary hemostasis?

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Platelet adhesion to the surface of disrupted vessel

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In step 2 of secondary hemostasis, how does platelet adhesion occur?

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Von Willebrand factor (vWF) binds exposed subendothelial collagen,

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How do platelets bind to vWF?

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via the GPIb receptor

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vWF is derived from?

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the Weibel-Palade bodies of endothelial cells and a-granules of platelets.

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What is Step 3 in secondary hemostasis?

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Platelet degranulation

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In step 3 of secondary hemostasis what does Adhesion induce?

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shape change in platelets and degranulation with release of multiple mediators

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What are the mediators released in step 3 of secondary hemostasis?

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ADP and TXA

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What is the role of ADP in step 3 of secondary hemostasis?

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it is released from platelet dense granules; promotes exposure of GPIIb/IIIa receptor on platelets.

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What is the role of TXA in step 3 of secondary hemostasis?

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it is synthesized by platelet cyclooxygenase (COX) and released; promotes platelet aggregation

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What is step 4 in secondary hemostasis?

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Step 4?Platelet aggregation

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Where and how do Platelets aggregate in step 4 of secondary hemostasis?

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at the site of injury via GPIIb/IIIa using fibrinogen (from plasma) as a linking molecule;

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What does platelet aggregation result in?

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formation of platelet plug

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Platelet plug?

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It is weak; coagulation cascade (secondary hemostasis) stabilizes it.

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What are disorders of primary hemostasis usually due to?

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Usually due to abnormalities in platelets;

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Disorders of primary hemostasis are divided into?

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quantitative or qualitative disorders

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What are some Clinical features for disorders of primary hemostasis?
mucosal and skin bleeding.
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What is the most common overall symptom in mucosal bleeding?
epistaxis
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What are symptoms of mucosal bleeding?
epistaxis, hemoptysis, GI bleeding, hematuria, and menorrhagia. Intracranial bleeding occurs with severe thrombocytopenia.
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What are the symptoms of skin bleeding?
include petechiae (1-2 mm), ecchymoses (> 3 mm), purpura (> 1 cm), and easy bruising;
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Petechiae are a sign of what?
thrombocytopenia and are not usually seen with qualitative disorders.
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What are some useful laboratory studies for disorders of primary hemostasis?
platelet count, bleeding time, blood smear, bone marrow biopsy
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Platelet count
normal 150-400 K/pL; < 50 K/pL leads to symptoms,
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Bleeding time
normal 2-7 minutes; prolonged with quantitative and qualitative platelet disorders
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Blood smear
used to assess number and size of platelets
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Bone marrow biopsy
used to assess megakaryocytes, which produce platelets
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What is immune thrombocytopenic purpura?
(ITP) is an autoimmune production of IgG against platelet antigens (GPIIb/IIIa)
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What is the most common cause of thrombocytopenia in children and adults?
immune thrombocytopenic purpura
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In ITP what results in thrombocytopenia?
Antibody-bound platelets are consumed by splenic macrophages
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ITP is divided into?
acute and chronic forms
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Acute form of ITP?
arises in children weeks after a viral infection or immunization;selflimited, usually resolving within weeks of presentation
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Chronic form of ITP?
arises in adults, usually women of chilbearing age. May be primary or secondary (e.g SLE).
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What is the risk involved in chronic ITP?
May cause short-lived thrombocytopenia in offspring since antiplatelet IgG can cross the placenta.
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laboratory findings for ITP include
decreased platelet count, often < 50 K/pL, Normal PT/FTT, Coagulation factors are not affected. increased megakaryocytes on bone marrow biopsy
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What is the Initial treatment for ITP?
corticosteroids.
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How will children and adults respond to the initial treatment for ITP?
Children respond well; adults may show early response, but often relapse.
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In addition to corticosteroids what else is used in the treatment of ITP?
IVIG is used to raise the platelet count in symptomatic bleeding, but its effect is short-lived,
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What is a permenant solution for patients with ITP?
Splenectomy eliminates the primary source of antibody and the site of platelet destruction (performed in refractory cases).
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What is microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
Pathologic formation of plateletmicrothrombin small vessels
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How are plateletmicrothrombin formed and what is the result?
Platelets are consumed in the formation of microthrombi sheering the RBCs as they cross microthrombi, resulting in hemolytic anemiawith schistocytes
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What is microangiopathic hemolytic anemia seen in?
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
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What is TTP due to?
decreased ADAMTS13 which is an enzyme that normally cleaves vWF multimers into smaller monomers for eventual degradation.
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How does TTP lead to microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
1. Large, uncleaved multimers lead to abnormal platelet adhesion, resulting in microthrombi.
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Decreased ADAMTS13 is usually due what?
an acquired autoantibody;
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TTP is most commonly seen in?
adult females
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HUS is due to?
Hemolytic uremic syndrome is due to endothelial damage by drugs or infection.
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HUS is classically seen in?
children with E coli G157;H7 dysentery, which results from exposure to undercooked beef
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How is E Coli related to microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
E coli verotoxin damages endothelial cells resulting in platelet microthrombi
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The clinical findings for HUS and TTP include
Skin and mucosal bleeding, Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, Fever, Renal insufficiency, CNS abnormalities
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Renal insufficiency is more common in HUS or TTP?
HUS ? thrombi involve vessels of the kidney
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CNS abnormalities are more common in HUS or TTP?
TTP ? Thrombi involve vessels of the CNS
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Laboratory findings for microangiopathic hemolytic anemia include?
Thrombocytopenia with increased bleeding time Normal PT/PTT (coagulation cascade is not activated), anemia with schistocytes, increased megakaryocytes on bone marrow biopsy
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Treatment for microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
involves plasmapheresis and corticosteroids, particularly in TTP.
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What are the qualitative platelet disorders?
bernard-soulier, Glanzmann thrombasthenia, asprin, uremia
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Bernard-Soulier syndrome
is due to a genetic GPIb deficiency; platelet adhesion is impaired.
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In Bernard-Soulier what lab test are you interested in?
Blood smear which shows mild thrombocytopenia with enlarged platelets.
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Glanzmann thrombasthenia is due to?
a genetic GPIIb/IIIa deficiency; platelet aggregation is impaired.
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Aspirin and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
it irreversibly inactivates cyclooxygenase; lack of TXA, impairs aggregation.
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Uremia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
disrupts platelet function; both adhesion and aggregation are impaired.

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