Congenital bleeding disorders Flashcards
What do the normal haemostatic system rely on?
Vessel wall
Platelets
Von willebrands factor
Coagulation factor
NO vasodilation or vasoconstriction?
Dilation
Heparin?
Decrease clotting ability
Primary platelet plug??
When there is exposure to the subendothelium
- it is not good to maintain haemostasis
- fibrin formation - fibrin mesh - stabilise patent plug
Extrinsic pathway?
VII binds to tissue factor
Together activate factor 10
Activated Xa converses prothrombin to thrombin
Thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin
What is tissue factor?
subendothelial tissue and leukocytes
Aka factor 3
Causes of bleeding disorders?
- Decreased number of platelets
- Abnormal platelet function
- Von Willebrand disease
- Coagulation factors – deficiency or
inhibition
History of bleeding disorder?
- Has the patient actually got a bleeding
disorder - How severe is the disorder?
- Pattern of Bleeding
- Congenital or Acquired
- Mode of inheritance
- Bruising
- Epistaxis
- Post-surgical bleeding
- Menorrhagia
- Post-partum haemorrhage
- Post-trauma
Epistaxis?
Nose bleed
Mucosal bleeding?
Gums
GI tracts
Platelet type patter of bleeding?
Mucosal
Epistaxis
Purpura
Menorrhagia
GI
Coagulation factor type bleeding?
Articular
Muscle Haematoma
CNS
When does Haemophelia appear in boys?
Falling over in first few months of walking
How to differentiate congenital or acquired bleeding disorder?
- Previous Episodes ?
- Age at first event
- Previous surgical challenges
- Associated History
How is Haemophelia passed on?
Women are carriers and pass on to men
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