Coagulation Failure Flashcards
Where are sites of bleeding in VWD/platelet disorders?
Skin
Mucous membranes
Epistaxis
UG and GI tract
where are sites of bleeding in coagulation factor deficiencies?
Deep in soft tissues
Joints
Muscles
What bleeding condition types do you get petechiae in?
VWD and platelet disorders
not factor deficiences
how do bruises vary in different types of bleeding disorders?
VWD/platelet disorders are small and superficial
coagulation factor deficiencies are large and deep
what type of bleeding deficiency do you get muscle bleeding with?
coagulation factor deficiencies
how does bleeding after cuts and scratches vary with VWD/platelet disorders compared to coagulation factor deficiencies?
VWD/ platelet –> bleeding
coagulation factor deficiencies –> no bleeding
how does bleeding after surgery or trauma vary in VWD/Platelet disorders compared with coagulation factor deficiencies?
Coagulation factor: severe and delayed
vwf/platelet –> mild/ moderate
what are the components of a blood clot?
Fibrin mesh
Platelets
RBC’s
what disorders are detected by FBC/film?
thrombocytopenias
Platelet dysfunctions
what disorders are detected by platelet dependant haemostasis?
VWD
what does PT measure pathway wise?
EXTRINSIC
what does APTT measure pathway wise?
INTRINSIC
what factor deficiencies does an abnormal PT suggest?
Factor VII
what factor deficiencies does an abnormal APTT measure?
FVIII, IX, XI
insignificant: FXII and contact factor
what factor deficiencies does an abnormal PT and APTT suggest?
FII, V, X