Clin Path Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Vitamin K factors (4)
II
VII
IX
X
2 factors of Hemophilia
Factor VII
Factor IX
Heparin need this factor for anticoagulant activity
Factor III
Also known as the contact factor
Factor XII
Laboratory Test for intrinsic pathway
PTT/APPT
Laboratory test for intrinsic and common pathway
PTT
Monitors of heparin anticoagulation in the OR
(cardiac and vascular surgeries
ACT
What is ACT
Activated Clotting Time
Reflects abnormalities in the conversion of
fibrinogen to fibrin
TCT
Provides more accurate picture in vivo coagulation
process
TCT
Test for extrinsic pathway
PT
Main steps in hemostatic process (3)
coagulation
fibrinolytic
anticoagulant
Main steps in coagulation cascade
Vasoconstriction
Platelet aggregation (primary hemostasis)
Fibrin formation
Antithrombin III is accelerated by
HEPARIN
Test used for heparin treatment and screening of
hemophilia
aPTT
Coagulation factor that has the shortest plasma
half-life?
Factor VII
Monitors platelet function
Bleeding time
Characteristics of primary hemostasis except
Other sites are involved like joints, muscles, CNS,
and retroperitoneal space
Enzyme involved in the conversion of arachidonic
acid to prostaglandin a2
Cyclooxygenase
Inhibits synthesis of Vit. K dependent factors II,
VII, IX, X and Protein C and S
Warfarin