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1
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  • purplish red, pinpoint hemorrhagic spots in the skin caused by loss of capillary ability to withstand normal blood pressure and trauma.
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Petechiae

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  • produced by hemorrhage of blood into small areas of skin, mucous membranes, and other tissues.
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Purpura

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First appears red-purple the turns brownish yellow

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Purpura

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  • a form of purpura in which blood escapes into large areas of skin or mucous membranes, but not into deep tissue.
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Ecchymosis

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Appears Black/blue then turns greenish brown to yellow

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Ecchymosis

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  • nosebleed
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Epistaxis

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  • leakage of blood into a joint cavity
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Hemarthrosis

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  • vomiting of blood
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Hematemesis

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  • expectoration of blood secondary to hemorrhage in the larynx, trachea, bronchi or lungs
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Hemoptysis

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  • a swelling or tumor in the tissues or a body cavity that contains clotted blood
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Hematoma

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  • in vivo blood clot causing vascular occlusion and tissue ischemia
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Thrombus

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  • formation, presence of a clot in a blood vessel
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Thrombosis

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13
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  • presence of intact red cells in the urine
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Hematuria

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14
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  • presence of hemoglobin in the urine
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Hemoglobinuria

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15
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  • passage of dark tarry stool containing decomposing blood.
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Melena

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16
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  • excessive menstrual bleeding
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Menorrhagia

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17
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  • passage of blood in feces
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Hematochezia

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18
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Hemostasis- a complex mechanism that
1. retains the blood within the[?] during periods of injury
2. localizes the reaction involved to the [?] of injury
3. repairs and re-establishes [?] through the injured vessels

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vascular system

site

blood flow

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19
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Three Hemostatic Components:

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Extravascular components
Vascular components
Intravascular components

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Play a part in hemostasis by providing back pressure on the injured vessel through swelling and entrapment of escaped blood

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Extravascular components

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Extravascular components Depends on the
• [?] of surrounding tissue
• [?] of tissue
• [?] of the surrounding tissue

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bulk or amount

type

tone

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22
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Vascular components Depends on:
Size of the [?]
Amount of [?] within their wall
Integrity of the [?]

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blood vessels

smooth muscle

endothelial cell lining

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23
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Platelets and biochemicals in the plasma

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Intravascular components

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STAGES OF HEMOSTASIS

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Primary Hemostasis

Secondary Hemostasis

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25
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(compare the walls of the arteries from that of the veins and capillaries)

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Primary Hemostasis Involves

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  • Vasoconstriction
  • Platelet adhesion, release reaction & aggregation
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27
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• Activated by desquamation and small injuries to blood vessels

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Primary Hemostasis

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28
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Procoagulant substances are exposed or released by damaged or activated endothelial cells

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Primary Hemostasis

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29
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• Involves vascular intima and platelets

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Primary Hemostasis

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30
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  • Rapid, short-lived response
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Primary Hemostasis

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31
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  • Ends with platelet plug formation
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Primary Hemostasis

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32
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Do platelets have role in secondary hemostasis?

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33
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Involves activation of a series of plasma proteins in the coagulation system until fibrin clot formation

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Secondary Hemostasis

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34
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Activated by large injuries to blood vessels and surrounding tissues

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Secondary Hemostasis

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35
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→ Tissue factor exposed on cell membranes

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Secondary Hemostasis

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36
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Involves platelets and coagulation system

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Secondary Hemostasis

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37
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Delayed, long-term response

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Secondary Hemostasis

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38
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Naturally occurring inhibitors in blood will block activated coagulation factors so that widespread coagulation does not occur

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Secondary Hemostasis

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39
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Fibrinolysis

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Secondary Hemostasis

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40
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Slow breakdown & removal of fibrin clot as healing of the injured vessel occurs

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Fibrinolysis

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41
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Inhibits platelet activation

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Prostacyclin (PGI2)

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42
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Stimulates vasodilation

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Prostacyclin (PGI2)

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43
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Anticoagulant

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Prostacyclin (PGI2)

Heparan sulfate

Thrombomodulin (Endothelial protein C receptor)

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI)

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44
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Fibronolytic

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Thrombomodulin (Endothelial protein C receptor)
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)

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45
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Reduces blood flow rate’

46
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Procoagulant

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von Willebrand factor (VWF) (Weibel-Palade bodies)

Adhesion molecules

47
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• Coats the endothelial cell surface and weakly enhances activity of antithrombin-Ill

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Heparan sulfate

48
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• Endothelial surface receptor for thrombin (binds and inactivates thrombin)

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Thrombomodulin (Endothelial protein C receptor)

49
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• Enhances anticoagulant and fibrinolytic action of protein C

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Thrombomodulin (Endothelial protein C receptor)

50
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• Controls activation of the extrinsic pathway

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Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI)

51
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• Converts plasminogen to plasmin

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Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)

52
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• Stimulates vasodilation

53
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• Required for platelet adhesion to site of vessel injury

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von Willebrand factor (VWF)
(Weibel-Palade bodies)

54
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• P-selectin; Intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs)

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Adhesion molecules

55
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• Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecules (PECAMs)

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Adhesion molecules

56
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  • help cells stick to each other and to their surroundings
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• Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecules (PECAMs)

57
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BLEEDING DISORDERS CAUSED BY VASCULAR DEFECTS

58
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Hereditary Connective Tissue Defects

59
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• Sex-linked

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  1. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
60
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Caused by a defect in peptidase enzyme that converts procollagen to collagen

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  1. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
61
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• Characterized by hyperextensive joints and hyperplastic skin

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  1. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
62
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Laboratory findings: Normal Coagulation test and platelet function studies

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  1. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
63
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• Autosomal recessive

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  1. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
64
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Characterized by calcified and structurally abnormal elastic fibers

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  1. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
65
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Acquired Connective Tissue Defects

66
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Importance of vitamin C: for the formation of the intact structure of the vascular basement membrane

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  1. Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
67
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Characterized by gingival bleeding

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  1. Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
68
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hemorrhage into subcutaneous tissues and muscles

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  1. Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
69
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Large hemorrhagic areas may develop just below the eyes

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  1. Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
70
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splinter-like hemorrhage may also appear in the fingernail beds

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  1. Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
71
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• Laboratory findings: CFT= usually positive

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  1. Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
72
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• Related with normal aging process

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  1. Senile Purpura
73
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• Laboratory findings: CFT= positive

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  1. Senile Purpura
74
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Bleeding time= normal or only slightly prolonged

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  1. Senile Purpura
75
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Hereditary Alteration of Vessel Wall Structure

76
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Autosomal dominant trait characterized by thin-walled, focally disorganized and dilated blood vessels with a discontinuous endothelium appearing as red pinpoint lesions most commonly on the face, lips, tongue, mucous membranes of the mouth and nose, the ears, conjunctiva, palms and soles

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  1. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber Syndrome)
77
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Laboratory findings: Bleeding time, platelet function tests, Capillary Fragility test and coagulation tests are all normal

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  1. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber Syndrome)
78
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What are telangiectasias?

79
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Disorders associated with tumors composed of many vessels.

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  1. Congenital Hemangiomata (Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome)
80
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Formation of fibrin clots, platelet consumption and red cell destruction secondary to vascular obstruction occur at the site of tumor

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  1. Congenital Hemangiomata (Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome)
81
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Acquired Alterations of Vessel Wall Structure

82
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Deposition of glycosylated proteins leading to thickening of capillary basement membrane affecting often the capillaries of the renal glomeruli and retina

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  1. Diabetes Mellitus
83
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Excessive amyloid deposit in small vessels

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  1. Amyloidosis
84
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Endothelial Damage

85
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  1. Autoimmune Vascular Purpura
86
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  • Common drugs that induce purpura:
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sulfonamides & iodides quinine, procaine, penicillin, aspirin, sedatives, coumarin

87
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  • May be due to development of antibodies to vessel wall components, development of immune complexes, and changes in vessel wall permeability.
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a. Drug Induced Purpura

88
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b. Allergic purpura/Anaphylactoid purpura

89
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  • associated with certain foods and drugs, cold temperature, insect bites and vaccinations.
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b. Allergic purpura/Anaphylactoid purpura

90
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Associated with bacterial; viral, Rickettsial and protozoal infections.

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  1. Infectious Purpura
91
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= associated with abdominal pain secondary to GIT hemorrhaging

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Henoch’s Purpura

92
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= associated with joint, especially in the knees, ankles and wrists

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Schonlein’s Purpura

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• Diameter:

94
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• MPV (Mean Platelet Volume):

95
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• Reference platelet count:

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150,000 - 450,000/pL

96
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• Daily turnover:

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35 X 10%/L (+/- 4.3)

97
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• Lifespan:

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8 - 11 days

98
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• Function: maintenance of vascular integrity and blood coagulation

99
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Platelet Factors

100
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Plasma coagulation factor V

101
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A globulin that inhibits antithrombin III; increases platelet aggregation and accelerates interaction of thrombin and fibrinogen (fibrinoplastic platelet factor)

102
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A lipoprotein (phospholipid) found in platelet granules & membrane and required in 2 steps of the coagulation process

103
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A glycoprotein stored in the alpha granules and is extruded during the platelet release reaction

104
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Platelet fibrinogen

105
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A plasma inhibitor associated with platelets

106
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Cothromboplastin

107
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Antithromboplastin factor

108
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Accelerator globulin stabilizing factor

109
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Serotonin found in the dense granules

110
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aids in ADP-induced platelet aggregation and inhibits effect of heparin

111
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HMWK

Promote coagulation
Fibrinogen
Alpha granules

Factor V

Von Willebrand factor

ADP
Dense bodies
Promote aggregation
Calcium

Platelet factor 4
Alpha granules

Thrombospondin

Promote
Serotonin
Dense bodies
vasoconstriction
Promote vascular
Thromboaxane Az
precursors
Membrane phospholipids
Alpha granules
Platelet-derived growth factor
repair
Beta- thromboglobulin

Plasminogen
Alpha granules
Other systems
affected
02 - antip/asmin

C1 esterase inhibitor

Hematology 2 Lec (29 decks)

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