Hematology 2 Flashcards
How andexanet works?
Cleave Factor Xa = no thrombin
PT measures?
PTT measures?
Ability to clot
Blood thinning drug ability
What plays role in initiation of coagulation cascade?
TF + F7a
what plays role in amplification of coagulation cascade?
Thrombin - self amplify
Thrombin activates what factors?
F5+8+9 = so produce more thrombin
What criteria needed for secondary hemostasis?
-ve charge phospholipid surface
Calcium + temperature
enough coagulation factors and fibrinogen
Initiation phase occurs in what pathway?
Amplification phase occurs in what pathway?
Intrinsic - initiation
Extrinsic - amplification
HBF consists of what chain?
2 alpha and 2 gamma globin chains
-before birth High HbF + gamma globin
-After birth - Hb rapidly increases
Erythropoiesis process takes place where before and after birth?
Before birth - liver
After birth + delivery = bone marrow
Hemoglobin constant spring (HBH) - what is it?
Non-deletional form of Alpha chain point mutation
-more severe
Leucocyte Alkaline Phosphatase = LAP
high in what?
Low in what?
High - physiological response/ PV/ET (mature WBC)
Low - CML/AML ( immature WBC)
Transfusion dependent Thalassemia are?
non-deletional HBH
Alpha thalassemia major
Beta thalassemia major
Beta thalassemia major/ HBE
Proteins in hereditary spherocytosis?
Proteins in hereditary eliptocytosis?
Affected vertical
Affected horizontal
Fanconi anemia clinical features?
Progressive pancytopenia - BM failure
AML
Head, neck, oropharyngeal carcinoma
Gardner syndrome?
Subtype of FAP (colon + extra colonic tumors)
-osteomas of skull/ Thyroid cancer/Fibromas/Desmoid tumors