Clotting Flashcards
what happens during primary hemostasis?
activation of platelets
What happens when blood vessels are damaged?
They activate platelets and release
*ADP
*Epinephrine
*Collagen
*Thrombin
*Prostaglandins
*Thromboxane synthase
what is secondary hemostasis?
Formation of the fibrin clot
How is the fibrin clot activated
From the intrinsic or extrinsic pathway
How is the intrinsic pathway activated
activated as a result of blood trauma or vessel damage ( damage happens inside)
How is the extrinsic pathway activated
stimulated by traumatized tissue or vascular wall (damage happens outside)
Both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways result in activated
factor X.
Activated factor X converts inactive prothrombin to
active thrombin
Thrombin cleaves inactive fibrinogen to
fibrin
Fibrin monomers aggregate creating a cross-linked .
clot
what is the factor chain for the intrinsic pathway
12-> 12a-11-> 11a->9,->9a= 8a-> 10->10a
what is the factor chain for the extrinsic pathway
…
Clotting is limited to the injured site by
antithrombin III.
Antithrombin III binds to…
thrombin and inactivates it.
what is mechanism 2 of clot control?
The evolving fibrin clot traps surrounding thrombin in it. This thrombin is inactivated.
what is mechanism3 of clot control?
thrombomodulin/thrombin complex which activate protein c
what happens when protein c is activated?
Activated protein C complexes with protein S
what is plasminogen?
an inactive plasma compound
what happens when tPA is released from healing tissue
- The plasminogen is activated and becomes plasmin.
- The plasmin dissolves the clot and inactivates other factors in the clotting cascade
heparin’s MOA
Potentiates the action of antithrombin III
Increases the affinity of antithrombin III for thrombin by a factor of 1000
- Increased action of antithrombin III results in excess binding of thrombin. - No thrombin available to cleave fibrinogen
No new clots are formed. *Also inhibits some other clotting factors in the cascade
*Half-life 1 to 2 hours
what is heparin used for
DVT, PE prophylaxis.. helps the clot not get bigger
heparin monitoring is done how?
PTT (in patient), outpt ask about bleeding
LMWH
Dalteparin (Fragmin®) *Tinzaparin (Innohep®) *Enoxaparin (Lovenox®) *Fondaparinux (Arixtra®)