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Chapter 22: Platelets, Blood coagulation, and hemostasis Flashcards

1
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What are the five major components of the hemostatic system?

A

(1) coagulation factors
(2) Platelets
(3) coagulation inhibitors
(4) fibrinolysis
(5) Blood vessels

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What is the unique process by which megakaryocytes mature?

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Endomitotic synchronous replication (the expansion of the cytoplasm as the DNA is replicated without nuclear or cytoplasmic division)

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How many platelets can on megakaryocyte produce?

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1000-5000

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4
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How long does it take a megakaryocyte to mature from a hematopoietic stem cell to the point where it can produce platelets?

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About 10 days

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What growth factor controls megakarycyte activity and where is it produced?

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TPO (thrombopoietin) stimulate megakaryocytes and is made constitutively in the liver and kidneys.

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6
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Why do thrombopoietin levels rise dramatically during thrombocytopenia?

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Because platelets also posses the c-Mpl receptor for TPO by which they remove TPO from the circulation.

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7
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What is the normal platelet count?

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250,000

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8
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What is the normal platelet lifespan?

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7-10 days

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9
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What proportion of bone marrow platelet output is trapped in the normal spleen?

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33% (can rise to 90% in cases of splenomegaly.

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10
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What kinds of granules to platelets posses?

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alpha, dense, and lysosomes.

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11
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What is contained in alpha granules?

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(1) PF4 ( a heparin antagonist)
(2) PDGF
(3) Beta-thromboglobulin
(4) fibrinogen
(5) vWF
(6) other clotting factors.

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12
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What is contained in dense granules?

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Dens greanules are less common and contain

1) ADP
(2) ATP
(3) 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT
(4) Calcium

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13
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What do the lysosomes and peroxisomes contain?

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lysosome contain hydrolytic enzymes and peroxisomes contain catalase.

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What is the open canalicular system?

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A series of canalicular invaginations or tunnels through the platelet that communicate with the external environment.

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15
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What antigens to platelets posses?

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HPA A and B
ABO antigens
HLA class 1 but not class II

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16
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What is the primary function of platelets?

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To form a mechanical hemostatic plug.

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17
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What molecule allow platelets to adhere to the ECM?

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vWF

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18
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How do platelets adhere to vWF?

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After making contact platelets are able to role over vWF via GP1b-XI-V. Next GP2b-IIIa is able to bind tightly to vWF and other adhesion molecule bind tightly to collagen.

19
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How are platelets activated?

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Tight binding of GPIa/IIa and other molecules facilitates a cascade that results in activation of the platelets.

20
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From where is most vWF derived?

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From the endothelial cells where it is both secreted and stored in Weibel Palade bodies.

21
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What enzyme cleaves the ultra large vWF multimers in circulation into monomers?

A

ADAMTS-13

22
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How do platelets aggregate?

A

Upon activation GPIIb/IIIa binds to fibrinogen creating cross bridges between platelets.

23
Q

What substance contained in platelet granule plays an important positive feedback role in platelet activation?

A

ADP

24
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What major secondary substance created de novo acts as a powerful positive feedback for platelet activation?

A

TXA2 (it also causes vasocontriction.)

25
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What substance opposes the activity of TXA2?

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prostacyclin (PGI2) (NO and PECAM-1 also inhibit platelet activation)

26
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What platelet membrane phospholipid is important for the stimulation of the coagulation cascade?

A

Platelet factor 3

27
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What two processes does platelet factor 3 facilitate?

A

(1) tanase involves factors IXa, VIIIa, and X in the formation of Xa
(2) Prothrombinase involves factors Xa and Va, and prothrombin to produce thrombin.

28
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What is the role of PDGF released from the alpha granules?

A

PDGF stimulates the growth of vascular endothelium.

29
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How is coagulation initiated?

A

TF binds to factor VIIa. This complex then activates factors IX and X. Xa in turn converts small amounts of prothrombin to thrombin, and activates VIII, and XI.

30
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What happens during clotting amplification?

A

VIIIa and IXa from an intrinsic Xase complex that activates enough Xa to allow it to work with Va, PL, and Ca to form the thrombinase complex.

31
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What is the principle role of thrombin in clotting?

A

Thrombin cleaves fibrinogen into active fibrin.

32
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What does tissue factor pathway inhibitor do?

A

it inhibits tissue factor, Xa, and VIIa to stop clot formation

33
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What is the role of antithrombin?

A

Antithrombin links proteases like thrombin together thus inactivating them.

34
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What is the role of protein C?

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Protein C is able to destroy activated factors V and VIII.

35
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What is the role of protein S?

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Protein S enhances the activity of protein C.

36
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How are proteins C and S activated?

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Thrombin binds to thrombomodulin and the complex formed is able to activate vitamin K dependent proteins C and S.

37
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How are activated clotting factors disposed of ?

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The liver and other reticuloendothelial cells.

38
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How is fibrinolysis stimulated?

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tissue plasminogen activator released from endothelial cells converts plasminogen to plasmin which cleaves fibrin.

39
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What fibrinolytic agents can be used therapeutically?

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(1) tPA
(2) streptokinas
(3) urokinase

40
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What can plasmin cleave?

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Plasmin can cleave fibrinogen, fibrin, factor V, Factor VIII and many other proteins.

41
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How is plasmin inactivated?

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by PAI, alpha 2 antiplasmin, and alpha 2 macroglobulin.

42
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What does a thrombin time testing for?

A

deficiency or abnormality in fibrinogen or inhibition of thrombin.

43
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What is a prothrombin time testing for?

A

Deficiency in clotting factors VII, X, V , II

44
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What is partial thrombplastin time testing for?

A

deficiency in clotting factors XII, XI, IX, VIII, X, V, II, fibrinogen.

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