Chapter 4 Hemostasis and related disorders Flashcards
What mediates transient vasoconstriction in step one of primary hemostasis?
Reflex neural stimulation and endothelin release.
What receptor do platelets use to bind vWF?
GIb?
Where does vWF release primarily come from?
WP bodies and alpha granules
After platelet adhesion, degranulation occurs, what does this produce?
ADP is released from dense granules and promotes exposure of GPIIb/IIIa receptors. TXA2 is made by COX and promotes platelet aggregation.
What coagulation factor is fibrinogen?
Ia
What are the major clinical features (broad) of disorders of primary hemostasis?
mucosal and skin bleeding
Are petechiae signs of a qualitative or quantitative platelet problem?
quantitative.
What is a normal platelet count?
150-400K per uL
What is a normal bleeding time?
2-7 min
What type of antibody mediates the destruction of platelets in Immune Throbocytopenic Purpura? where are they produced?
IgG made by splennic plasma cells
How are platelets consumed in ITP?
by splenic macrophages
name the demographic ITP acute and chronic form mainly affects?
Acute is seen in children several weeks after a viral illness and is self limiting. Chronic is seem in adults, usually women of childbearing age (may be primary or secondary, note that IgG can cross placenta).
What are the following laboratory studies likely to show in ITP; platelet count, PT/PTT, megakaryocytes on marrow biopsy?
decreased platelets, normal PT/PTT, Increases megakaryocytes
What is the initial treatment for ITP? what are two other alternativer?
Initial is corticosteroids (Children respond well, adults often relapse). Additional is IVIG but it is short lived, and splenectomy which removes source of antibodies as well as destruction.
What is the cause of Thrombotic thrombocytopenic Anemia? What is a common demographic? What is the deficiency due to?
Decreased levels of ADAMTS13 which is an enzyme that cleaves vWF multimers. Commonly in adult females the deficiency is due to an autoantibody, you can also have inherited deficiencies.
What is the cause of microangiopathetic hemolytic anemia in HUS? (general defect and what agents cause it) who does it commonly affect
HUS is due to endothelial damage by drugs or infection. Commonly E. cole O157:H7 dysentery in children (undercooked beef). E.Coli verotoxin damages endothelial cells and also has been shown to decrease ADAMTS13.
What are the clinical findings in TTP and HUS?
Skin and mucosal bleeding, microangiopathetic hemolytic anemia, fever, Renal insufficiency (more common in HUS), CNS abnormalities (More common in TTP)
What is Bernard-Soulier syndrome? What does the blood smear show?
genetic GIb deficiency; platelet adhesion is impaired. mild thrombocytopenia (due to decreased life span) and enlarged platelets to compensatory increased marrow function.
What is Glanzmann thrombasthenia?
Genetic GPIIb/IIIa degiciency; impaired aggregation of platelets.
How does aspirin interfere with primary hemostasis?
irreversibly inhibits COX thus decreasing TXA2 and platelet aggregation.
How does uremia affect primary hemostasis?
build up of nitrogenous waste product disrupts both adhesion and aggregation.
What coagulation factor is thrombin?
Factor II
What coagulation factors does the liver produce?
I, II, V, VII, IX, X, XI, protein C, S and antithrombin.