Haemostasis and Thrombosis Flashcards
is blood clotted in plasma
no (it is clotted in serum)
what is haemostasis
process by which blood loss is prevented
what is required for primary haemostasis
vWF, platelets
what is required for secondary haemostasis
fibrin
what should you administer if low VWF
cryoprecipitate- high in VWF
what blood product to give if platelets low
platelets
what blood product to give if missing clotting factors
FFP
what type of sample for haemostasis test
plasma sample
what does the APTT measure
intrinsic pathway (activated partial thromboplastin time)
what does the PT measure
extrinsic pathway (prothrombin time)
what if the APTT is abnormal and PT normal
problem in the intrinsic pathway
what if the PT is abnormal and the APTT is normal
problem in the extrinsic pathway
what if APTT and PT are abnormal
problem in the common pathway
what factors are involved in intrinsic pathway
XII, XI, IX, X
what factors involved in extrinsic pathway
VII, X
what is the fibrinogen assay for (clauss assay)
fibrinogen- fibrin (IIa- thrombin). see how long it takes fibrin to form
why do you need to test LFTs
as this is where coag factors are produced
what is the normal INR
2-3
what is INR based on
PT: PT patient/PT normal
what factors are affected by warfarin
2,7,9,10