Clotting and Blood Transfusions

Question 1

PeT Brad PiTT

Answer 1

pt - extrinsic

ptt - intrinsic

Question 2

clotting cascade - what happens first?

Answer 2

venoconstriction

Question 3

clotting: after venoconstriction, _____tells platelets to do what?

Answer 3

vWF (8) tells platelets to stick to the open wound

Question 4

clotting: after VFW directs platelets, what happens?

Answer 4

platelets call for backup platelets and fibrin

Question 5

clotting: platelets call for backup, what does fibrin do?

Answer 5

fibrin strenghthens clot

Question 6

when the clot is done, what happens

Answer 6

fibrinolysis

Question 7

what electrolyte is pertinent in lots of clotting factor conversions?

Answer 7

Calcium - Cheeseheads convert plays

Question 8

Vitamin K dependent factors

Answer 8

2, 7, 9, 10

Question 9

vWF is best frans with what factor?

Answer 9

8 Dobermans

Question 10

99% of cats are type what?

Answer 10

A. type A. assholes

Question 11

Type B cats - three breeds

Answer 11

the ugly ones - cornish, abyssinian, devon rex

Question 12

Siamese, tonkinese, burmese and russian blue cats will never be type what?

Answer 12

B – never B

Question 13

Universal canine donor

Answer 13

1.1 negative

Question 14

Blood transfusion rates initially

Answer 14

1ml/kg/hr

Question 15

ionized calcium is factor # what? (iconic cheesehead)

Answer 15

4

Question 16

extrinsic pathway is initiated by what type of trauma?

Answer 16

tissue trauma

Question 17

Extrinsic is nice and short - what two factors before X?

Answer 17

Lucky #7 – then 9 and 10

Question 18

when do D-dimers come into play?

Answer 18

clot breakdown

Question 19

Factor X marks the spot of the common pathway. What factor likes to snuggle in with factor X?

Answer 19

Factor V

Question 20

PT tests what pathways (and factors?)

Answer 20

Extrinsic AND Common
Ext - 7, 9,
Common - $10, $5, $2, $1

Question 21

Dolla dolla bills, yo.

What factors make up the common pathway?

Answer 21

$10
$5
$2
$1

Question 22

Prothrombin is PRO but he sits on the bench. What factor?

Answer 22

Factor 2

Question 23

Fibrinogen is #1!!

Answer 23

Fibrinogen is factor 1

Question 24

Brad PiTT is the tenet of movies and TV. What factors are the intrinsic pathway?

Answer 24

Twelve
Eleven
Nine
Eight
Ten

Question 25

PTT tests what pathway (and factors)

Answer 25

Intrinsic
TENET (twelve, eleven, nine, eight, ten)
Common - $10, $5, $2, $1

Question 26

Delayed transfusion reaction - how long and what happens?

Answer 26

7-10 days - rbcs are eaten up and thrown away

Question 27

How can improper handling of blood products cause an issue when transfused?

Answer 27

giving hemolyzed blood - can cause fever or DIC (OVER PROTECTION)

Question 28

Frozen plasma has everything FFP has except what two factors?

Answer 28

5 and 8

Question 29

Besides clotting factors, FFP and FP have what two other things?

Answer 29

Albumin

vWf

Question 30

Aminocaproic Acid is used for what?

Answer 30

slow the breakdown of clots – vWf patients