Clotting Flashcards
How are platelets produced?
Stimulated by thrombopoietin and made in the bone marrow
Thrombocythemia
Platelets are too high
Thrombocytopenia
Platelets are too low
Prothrombin time (PT)
Measures the speed of clotting, extrinsic pathway
International Normalize Ratio (INR)
Measures the mean of PT
Partial Prothrombin Time (PTT/aPTT)
Measures fibrin clot formation, intrinsic pathway
Normal PTT
60-70 seconds
Normal aPTT
30-40 seconds
Bleeding time
1-9 minutes
Normal D-dimer
Not detectable
Abnormal d-dimer
> 500
What clotting factor is fibrinogen
Clotting factor I
Normal fibrinogen levels
200-400
Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)
Contains all coagulation factors present in plasma
Cryoprecipitate
Contains fibrinogen, factor VIII and von Willebrand factor