Concepts Of Hemostasis Flashcards
Components of hemostasis
Extravascular
Vascular
Intravascular
Factors affecting the extravacular components
Bulk of surrounding tissue
Type of tissue
Tone of tissue
The cement that will bind endothelial cells together
Collagen
What comprises the intavascular components
Platelets
Coagulation proteins
Fibrinolytic proteins
Process of hemostatic funtion
Vessel response
Platelet activation
Coagulation
Fibrinolysis
What is the vessel’s response to injury
Vasoconstriction
What is the purpose of vasoconstriction in response to vessel damage?
To reduce blood loss
What happens in platelet activation
Adhesion
Aggregation
Release reaction
Platelet plug formation
When does release reaction happens?
Between platelet adhesion and aggregation
What is the purpose of the contents of the granules released by the platelets?
To attract other platelets to go to the site of injury
To cause coagulation reaction
What do you call the granules released by the platelets?
Alpha and beta / dense granules
Is platelet plug reversible or irreversible?
Reversible
Why is platelet plug reversible?
It is unstable and could still be washed off by blood
Interacting pathways in coagulation
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
Common
Intrinsic pathway is activated by
Collagen
Extrinsic pathway is activated by
tissue factor
Common pathway forms
Stable/ irreversible clot
Fibrin clot is called
Stable/ irreversible clot