Haemostasis Flashcards
1
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Start of the intrinsic path
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Factor XII
2
Q
Start of the extrinsic path
A
Factor VII
3
Q
Common point of clotting pathways
A
Factor X
4
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Process of clotting from factor X
A
Prothrombin to thrombin, converts fibrinogen to fibrin, Fibrin forms clot
5
Q
Process of clot breakdown
A
Plasminogen incorporated into clots, Activated by tissue plasminogen activator and urokinase from endothelium
6
Q
Define thrombosis
A
Formation of a solid mass of blood in the circulation during life
7
Q
Describe Virchow’s triad
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Abnormalities in blood vessels, Abnormalities in blood components, Abnormalities in blood flow
8
Q
Outcomes of thrombosis
A
Lysis, Propagation, Organisation, Recanalisation, Embolism
