Clotting and Bleeding Disorders Lecture Powerpoint Flashcards
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Bleeding disorders are also sometimes known as….
….coagulopathies
Phases of clot formation and a brief explanation according to Pam (4)
1) vascular injury and spasm - constriction of injured vessel
2) platelet plug formation - von Willebrand factor needed to bridge platelets and collagen
3) Coagulation cascade - intrinsic or extrinsic fibrin formation
4) dissolution of clot
Tunica media compliance
Decreases as we age causing greater shear from blood flow such as with atherosclerosis
What 2 cells synthesize vonWillebrand factor?
Platelets
Endothelial cells
In a resting state, an endothelial cell is a vaso____ and ____ platelet adhesion
dilator, inhibits
Serotonin is a vaso____, although we often only think of its psychological properties
constrictor
What 3 organs produce thrombopoietin?
Liver
Bone marrow
Kidney
ASA causes ___ binding of a platelet acting for ___ to ___ days
irreversible, 7-10 or the life of the thrombocyte
4 major functions of platelets
1) adhesion/activation
2) aggregation
3) secretion
4) procoagulant activation
4 steps of platelet action mech of action
- platelet binds to subendothelial matrix von willebrand factor activating glycoprotein iib/iiia surface receptors
- Platelets cohere and aggregate and fibrinogen binds activated glycoprotein 2b/3a becoming fibrin
- Platelet granule proteins such as ADO, serotonin, factor V, and thromboxane are released
- Fibrin activates thrombin via the clotting cascade
Von Willebrand factor
An adherent glycoprotein on the sub endothelial matrix that allows for activation of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa surface receptors on thrombocytes to begin adhering to the surface
The most common herreditary bleeding disorder is….
…von wilibrand factor deficiency
Role of Ca2+ in clotting cascade
It acts as factor 4 in allowing fibrin to polymerize
Factor X
The convergent point between the extrinsic and intrinsic pathway that functions to convert prothrombin (factor II) to thrombin (factor IIa)
D dimer test function and why is it not sufficient?
Looks for breakdown of collagen chains indicating a clot has occurred in the body, but not specific as to where
The intrinsic clotting pathway is ___ than the extrinsic, the intrinsic involves ___ while extrinsic involves _____
Faster, factors in blood itself, tissue factor released from damaged vessels
Amplification cascade
Tendency for the clotting cascade to amplify its response from a small amount of starting factors
Where do the majority of clotting factors come from?
The liver