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Exam 1: Coagulation Studies Flashcards

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What causes acquired platelet dysfunction?

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Drugs, uremia, liver disease, VWD, and myeloproliferative disease

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What is the treatment for platelet dysfunction?

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Treatment of the underlying cause and platelet transfusion

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What happens in splenic sequestration?

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The spleen takes in the platelets and destroys them

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What are the disorders that cause increased destruction of platelets?

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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC), Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), and thrombotic microangiopathies

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What are the two types of thrombotic microangiopathies?

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic uremic syndrome

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What is Heparin induced thrombocytopenia?

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New-onset thrombocytopenia while on heparin therapy
-Anti-platelet antibodies cause platelet activation, which increases risk of venous and arterial thrombosis, eventually leading to thrombocytopenia and prothrombotic states

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What are thrombotic microangiopathies?

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Characterized by thrombocytopenia due to the incorporation of platelets into thrombi in the micro vasculature and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

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What is microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?

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Mechanical shearing of RBCs as they pass through platelet-rich micro thrombi in the microvasculature

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What is the difference between acquired and hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura?

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Acquired is autoantibodies directed against ADAMTS-13 and hereditary is inherited ADAMTS-13 mutations

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What is TTP?

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A medical emergency of micro thrombi formed throughout the body

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What is the Pentad of TTP?

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Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, AKI, neurological deficits, and fever

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What is hemolytic uremic syndrome?

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Shiga toxin-mediated HUS

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What is the etiology of HUS?

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Shiga toxin producing E. Coli and most have a recent or current diarrheal illness, often hemorrhagic

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What is the triad of HUS?

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Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and AKI

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What will be seen on lab work for thrombotic microangiopathies?

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-Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, PT and aPTT are normal, and AKI

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How is Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia seen on lab work?

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Fragmented RBCs (shistocytes), increased LDH, increased indirect bili, decreased serum haptoglobin, and negative Coombs test.

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What is the treatment for thrombotic microangiopathies?

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Plasma exchange and supportive care

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What conditions can cause impaired production of platelets?

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Congenital bone marrow failure, acquired bone marrow failure, exposure to chemo or radiation, bone marrow infiltration, and nutritional deficiencies

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What are the coagulation studies?

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PTT or aPPT, anti Xa, and PT/INR

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What is PTT or aPTT used to measure?

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Evaluate the intrinsic and common pathways and used to monitor unfractionated heparin therapy

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What is anti-factor Xa used to monitor?

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Monitors unfractionated heparin and LMWH/Lovenox therapy, preferred over PTT and aPTT

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What does PT measure?

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Evaluates the extrinsic and common pathways and used to monitor warfarin/Coumadin therapy

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What is INR?

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A more accurate reflection of PT, calculated as a ratio of the patients PT to a control PT.
-Used to monitor warfarin/Coumadin therapy

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24
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What is inhibitor screen?

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Coagulation factor deficiency vs inhibitor protein

25
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What is thrombin time?

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Measures the final step of coagulation, the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin.
-Not used as an initial screen

26
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What can the fibrinogen lab test indicate?

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Low levels can result in impaired clot formation and increased bleeding risk

27
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What are the components of the hypercoagulable panel?

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  • Antithombin
  • factor V-Leiden
  • Protein C
  • Protein S
  • Prothombin gene mutation
  • Lupus anticoagulant
  • MTHFR gene
28
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What are the 2 classes of Direct Oral Anticoagulants?

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Factor Xa and Oral direct thrombin inhibitors

29
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What are the 4 Factor Xa inhibitors?

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Fonduparinux, Rivaroxaban, Apixiban, and edoxaban

30
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What kind of drug is Dabigatran?

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Direct oral thrombin inhibitor

31
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Which anticoagulants have to follow 5-10 days of parental anticoagulation?

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Dabigatran and Edoxaban

32
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What is recommended for patients with a DVT or PE without an underlying malignancy?

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DOAC are recommended over Warfarin

33
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What is recommended for patients with a DVT or PE in the setting of underlying malignancy?

34
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What are the baseline labs to obtain if a patient is on UFH?

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PT/INR, aPTT, and CBC

35
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What labs are ordered for monitoring UFH?

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Factor Xa or aPTT

36
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What are the baseline labs to order if a patient is on LMWH?

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PT/INR, aPTT, CBC, and creatinine (you cant use lovenox if creatinine clearance is less than 30)

37
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What labs are used to monitor LMWH?

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None, but if required, anti-factor Xa activity testing

38
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What are the baseline labs to order if a patient is on a DOAC?

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PT/INR, CBC, and creatinine

39
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What labs are used for monitoring DOAC use?

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None, but is required, anti-factor Xa activity testing

40
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What are the baseline labs to order when a patient is put on Warfarin?

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PT/INR, aPTT, CBC, creatinine, LFTs

41
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What labs do you order to monitor Warfarin use?

42
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Warfarin should be administered at an initial dose of **.

43
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Why is a loading dose of Warfarin not recommended?

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It may increase hemorrhagic conditions and does not offer rapid protection

44
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What does bridging therapy mean in regards to Warfarin use?

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Parenteral therapy of UFH or LMWH should overlap with warfarin for at least 5 days and until the INR is therapeutic for a minimum of 24 hours 2 consecutive days

45
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When starting a patient on Warfarin, how often should you check their INR?

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Daily, then weekly. Once stabilized, every 2-4 weeks.

46
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What is the target INR for prophylactic therapy?

47
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What is the target INR for VTE?

48
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What is the target INR for a fib?

49
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What is the target INR for mechanical mitral valve?

Mechanical aortic valve?

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2.5-3.5

2-3

50
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What should you do if your patient has an INR of 4.5-10 and no evidence of bleeding?

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Hold warfarin and possibly recommend use of PO vitamin K

51
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What should you do if your patients INR is greater than 10 and has no evidence of bleeding?

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Hold warfarin and give PO vitamin K

52
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What should you do if your patient has a Vitamin K antagonist associated major bleeding?

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Hold warfarin, rapid reversal of warfarin with PCC, and give IV vitamin K

53
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What is the reversal agent of UFH?

54
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What is the reversal agent for LMWH?

55
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What is the reversal agent for warfarin?

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Vitamin K or 4factor-PCC

56
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What is the reversal agent for Direct thrombin inhibitors?

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Idarucizumab, and supportive care for non-life threatening bleeding

57
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What is the reversal agent for Apixiban and Edoxaban?

58
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What is the reversal agent for Rivaroxaban?

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Supportive care

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