Haemostasis, Haemorrhage and Shock Flashcards
what does excessive blood loss lead to
fall in blood pressure
impaired delivery of nutrients to cells
what is shock
this is when blood pressure and nutrient delivery decreases due to an excessive loss of blood
what are the physiological responses to blood loss
immediate
short term
medium term
long term
describe the immediate response to blood loss
stopping the bleeding
what is the short term response to blood loss
restore the blood pressure
what is the medium term physiological response to blood loss
restore fluid volume
what is the long term response to blood loss
replace blood constituents
what are the components of haemostasis
vascular response
platelet response
plasma response - coagulation
describe what happens to smooth muscle in haemostasis
spasms due to trauma, myogenic response and humoral factors (vasoconstrictors)
describe what happens to endothelium during haemostasis
platelet adhesion and aggregation
anticlotting and fibrinolysis
describe the process of platelet response
- damage to blood vessel
- turbulent blood flow
- platelets come into contact with vessel wall
- platelets adhere and clump together
- release chemicals that cause further aggregation
- formation of platelet plug
- effective in sealing small blood vessels
describe the role of thromboxane A2 in forming platelet plugs
vasoconstriction
describe the role of ADP in platelet plug formation
involved in aggregation and release chemicals in platelets
where are most clotting factors synthesised
liver
what is used for synthesising most clotting factors
vitamin K
why do platelets only aggregate in veins that are unhealthy
the increased turbulence caused by trauma allows for them to touch the walls, and then the collagen in the walls allow for adhesion
describe the whole platelet plug formation
- damaged blood vessels allow aggregation of platelets
- these platelets release ADP and thromboxane to act on the aggregation and increase it
- vasoconstriction facilitates the sealing of blood vessels, and this is done through the thromboxane
how are clotting factors in the blood activated
through an enzyme cascade
describe the common pathway for coagulation
- fibrinogen is converted to soluble fibrin
- by thrombin
- thrombin comes from prothrombin, conversion uses factor Xa, calcium, factor V and phospholipids
- soluble fibrin is converted to insoluble fibrin by a cascade that is created by thrombin converting factor
what is used to convert prothrombin to thrombin
factor Xa
factor V
phospholipids
calcium
how many different blood clotting factors are there
13 (technically 12 as 6 does not exist)
what is factor I
fibrinogen
what is factor II
prothrombin
what is factor III
tissue factor thromboplastin
what is factor IV
calcium ions
what is factor V
proaccelerin
what is factor VII
proconvertin
what is factor VIII
antihaemophilic globulin