Haemostasis Flashcards
1
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How does vessel injury lead to haemostasis?
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2
Q
Summarise the three pathways of the coagulation pathway
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3
Q
4 phases of haemostasis
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Initiation
Amplification
Propagation and thrombin burst
Stable clot
4
Q
Key haemostatic inhibitors
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Tissue Factor Pathway inhibitor
Protein C
Protein S
Antithrombin III
5
Q
What does aPTT measure?
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intrinsic pathway
6
Q
What does PT measure?
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extrinsic pathway
7
Q
What does thrombin time measure
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Common pathway
8
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