Goueli- Biochemistry of Coagulation Flashcards
What is hemostasis?
Physiological blood clotting in response to injury or vascular leak
What is thrombosis?
Patholgoic blood clotting
What is hemorrhage?
Pathologic bleeding
What are the 4 phases of hemostasis?
- Vascular constriction- limits flow of blood to area of injury
- Platelets aggregate at site of injury forming loose platelet plug
- Fibrin mesh form and entraps the plug
- Clot is dissolved in order for normal blood flow to resume
What are the three types of granules platelets contain?
Electron dense granules
alpha granule
lysosomal granules
What is a normal platelet level?
150–450,000
Platelet level <10,000
increased risk of spontaneous hemorrhage
platelet level <50,000
INcreased difficulty clotting if you’re already bleeding
What is the ideal platlet count for procedures?
For neurosurgical procedures?
50,000
above 100,000
What are the fundamental mechanisms involved in platelet function during blood coagulation
Adhesion
aggregation
secretion
How does primary homeostasis (adhesion) occur?
Platelets adhere to exposed collage at injured site–> release contents of granules–> aggregate
What mediates the adhesion of platelets to collagen exposed on endothelial cell surfaces?
vW
What Gp binds directly to exposed collagen?
GpVI
What does vWF do?
Acts as a bridge between a specific glycoprotein complex on the surface of platelets and collagen fibrils
Where is vWF produced and stored?
alpha-granules
What does vWF bind to at the site of injury?
- subnedothelial collagen 2. glycoprotein IB on the platelet surface
- Factor 8
What happens in vWF def?
Reduced levels of Factor 8
What happens in Gp1B def?
Bernard Soulier syndrome
Qualitative defect in platelet–> protein can’t bind to vWF
tx–give someone else’s platelets