Coagulation

Question 1

What is Hemophilia A

Answer 1

Factor 8 Deficiency

Question 2

What is Hemophilia B

Answer 2

Factor 9 Deficiency

Question 3

What is Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)?

Answer 3

Autoimmune disease with anti-platelet antibodies

Question 4

Who gets ITP

Answer 4

Children 2-4 and women under 40

Question 5

What usually triggers ITP

Answer 5

Viral infection

Question 6

What is low in ITP

Answer 6

Very low platelets

Question 7

Symptoms of ITP?

Answer 7

Pupura
Petechiae
Gingival bleediing

Question 8

What is Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Answer 8

Very rare

Due to anti-ADAMTS13 antibody

Question 9

Who gets TTP

Answer 9

Fat women ages 20-40

Question 10

Risk Factors for TTP

Answer 10

Drugs, Infection, Preggos

Question 11

Treatment of TTP

Answer 11

Plasmapheresis to remove antibody plus steroids

Question 12

Symptoms of TTP

Answer 12

Viral symptoms
Throbocytopenia
Renal Failure

Question 13

What are PT and PTT levels like for TTP patients

Answer 13

Normal

Question 14

What are creatinine levels like for TTP patients

Answer 14

Increased

Question 15

What test goes with coumadin

Answer 15

PT

Question 16

What test goes with Heparin

Answer 16

PTT

Question 17

What path does warfarin effect

Answer 17

Extrinsic at 7a

Question 18

What path does heparin affect

Answer 18

Intrinsic 12a

Question 19

Where do the paths converge

Answer 19

10,5,2,1