HEMA LAB Flashcards
first response of the body following blood vessel injury.
Primary hemostasis
the main players in their stage to prevent undue loss of blood
latelets and the vascular responses
There are three stages involved in primary hemostasis and these are:
platelet adhesion, platelet activation and platelet aggregation
The interval required for the blood to stop flowing from a skin incision.
Bleeding time
It measures the ability of blood vessels to control bleeding injury by formation of platelet plug or hemostatic plug.
Bleeding time
METHOD FOR BLEEDING TIME
DUKE’S METHOD
MODIFIED IVY’S METHOD
COPLEY- LALITCH METHOD
The Lobe of the ear is the site of choice for puncture.
DUKE’S METHOD
Reference Range of Dukes method
2-4 minutes (however, normal persons may occasionally give up values up to 5 minutes
It is a standardized and the average of bleeding time from three separate incisions in the forearm is noted.
Capillary pressure
This provides a very accurate technique if the incisions are identical.
MODIFIED IVY’S METHOD
Placed around the patient’s upper arm in modified method
sphygomomanometer cuff
sphygomomanometer cuff pressure is raised to
40mmHg
Modified ivys method depth wound
3mm along flexor (inner) aspect of the forearm
The blood pressure cuff is will be
decompressed
interval before repeating the ivy’s method
5 minutes
COPLEY- LALITCH METHOD depth
6mm
COPLEY- LALITCH METHOD Reference Ranges
3 minute
MODIFIED IVY’S METHOD Reference Range
1/2 - 7
Prolonged bleeding time is seen: (10)
When the blood platelets are greatly reduced 2. Thrombocytopenic purpura
3. Acute Leukemia
4. Aplastic anemia
5. In injury to capillary wall
6. Scurvy ( deficiency of Vit. C)
7. Toxins (infection, chemical, snake venom)
8. Allergy
9. In prothrombin deficiency
10. Destructive disease of the liver with
hemorrhagic tendencies
When blood coagulation is complete, the clot normally undergoes
Retraction
expressed from the clot and the clot becomes denser
serum
In normal clot retraction requires a normal number of
Platelets
Calcium
ATP,
Fibrinogen and Fibrin.
An abnormal clot retraction time is found in
Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia and thrombocytopenia.
The formed clot will be small and there will be increased amounts of red blood cells expressed from the clot. (RBC fall out)
Dysfibrinogenemia/ Hypofibrinogenemia