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1
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Define Hemostasis

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The physiological processes that stop bleeding

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What are the four steps that constrain bleeding?

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  1. Physical factors
  2. Platelets form hemostatic plug
  3. Coagulation due to production of fibrin clot
  4. Clot retraction
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What are the two physical factors that slow bleeding?

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  1. Back Pressure

2. Vasoconstriction

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Why do black eyes form?

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Bleeding below eye not easily stopped

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What chemicals contribute to vasoconstriction?

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Serotonin
Epinephrine
Thromboxane A2

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What does thromboxane do?

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  1. Vasoconstriction

2. Platelet aggregation

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What reduces uterine blood loss after birth?

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Compression of blood vessels due to underlying muscles

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Where is thrombopoietin produced?

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Liver and Kidney

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The release of platelets from bone marrow is induced by _____

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thrombopoietin

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What is the von Willebrand factor?

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Glycoprotein that:

  1. Forms bridge between platelet surface receptors and collagen
  2. Important in platelet adhesion to wound sites
  3. Not an enzyme
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What is the von Willebrand factor produced by?

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Endothelial cells due to adherence of platelets

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What other protein does the von Willebrand factor bind to?

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Factor VIII

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What activates thrombin?

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Membrane phospholipids

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What initiates a cascade that ends in clot formation?

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thrombin activation

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What induces factor VIII to dissociate from von Willebrand factor?

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thrombin activation

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Is von Willebrand factor bound to Factor VIII in normal circulation or during clot formation?

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normal circulation

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What does the released of ADP from ruptured cells cause?

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Platelet aggregation

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When ADP binds to platelet ADP receptors, what is released?

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thrombin

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Drugs such as _____ irreversibly inhibit the platelet ADP receptor?

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Plavix

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fibrin stabilizing factor is also known as _______

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Factor XIII

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During coagulation, thrombin cleaves ______ into ______ that assemble into ordered arrays of _____

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Thrombin cleaves fibrinogen into fibrin monomers which assemble into fibrous arrays of fibrin

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What does Factor XIII do?

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Stabilizes and tightens polymerized fibrin by forming covalent bonds between fibrin strands

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What replaces unstable platelet aggregates during coagulation?

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Factor XIII

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Coagulation factors are _____

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serine proteases

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The intrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade is initiated by
factor XII
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Does a lack of Factors XII lead to bleeding disorders?
Hell no. We don't need no Factor XII
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The extrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade is initiated by released of ______
tissue factor: | Factor III, thromboplastin
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What is tissue factor produced by?
Subendothelial tissues: smooth muscle cells Neutrophils Monocytes
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Endothelial cells produce tissue factor in response to _______
inflammatory mediators
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What three main conversions take place during the final common pathway of the coagulation cascade?
1. Conversion of inactive factors X to its active form (Xa) 2. Conversion of prothrombin to thrombin 3. Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
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What is purpura?
Red/purple discolorations of skin that do not blanch with pressure
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Prothrombrin time (PT) is a coagulation test of the ______ system
extrinsic
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What does the Prothrombin time test measure
How long plasma takes to clot after mixed with tissue factor and CaCl2
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What time defines a failed PT test?
more than 11 seconds
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The PT test measures effectiveness of __________ drugs
coumarin-type anticoagulant drugs (Coumadin-Warfarin)
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What do coumarin-type anticoagulant drugs do?
Inhibit vitamin K-dependent synthesis of prothrombin and factors VII, IX, and X
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What is a coagulation test of the intrinsic system?
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
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What does the Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time test measure?
clotting time from activation of factor XII through the formation of fibrin clot
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What is a normal aPTT test time?
25 - 38 seconds
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What is the aPTT test used for?
monitor heparin therapy
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What does Heparin bind to in heparin therapy?
enzyme inhibitor antithrombin
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Hypocoagulation is the word for ________ disorders
bleeding disorders
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Hypercoagulation is the word for ______ disorders
thrombin disorders
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Thrombocytopenia is characterized by _____
low platelet number
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What is thrombocytopenia thought to be caused by?
autoimmune disease | "idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura"
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What is Von Willebrand disease?
reduced von Willebrand factor
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What is the most common hereditary coagulation abnormality in humans?
Von willebrand disease
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What is Hemophilia?
Lack of factors VIII or IX
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Most Hemophilia is inherited in what way?
X-linked recessive
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Vitamin K is required for ______ production by the liver
coagulation factor production
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Hypercoagulation can lead to _____ which can lead to _____
Hypercoagulation -> Intravascular clot formation -> Stroke
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What is a regulatory protein that functions as an anti-coagulant?
Protein S
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In the gene therapy drug study, a single intravenous injection of __________ that expresses _______ improved the bleeding phenotype in all six patients
injection of adenovirus-assocatied virus (AAV) -> | expresses factor IX
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________ disease was successfully treated by AAV injection in six patients
hemophilia B
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Retraction occurs within ____ to ____ of clot formation
minutes or hours
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What does clot retraction do?
Stabilizes inured site by pulling torn edges o vessels closer together
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Clot retraction requires ______
platelet actin and myosin filament
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Dissolution is also known as _____
fibrinolysis
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Dissolution is mainly a function of ______
plasmin
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Plasmin circulates as inactive ______
proenzyme plasminogen
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How is plasminogen converted to plasmin?
plasminogen activator (tPA)
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What is tissue plasminogen activator released by?
Activated endothelial cells in response to thrombin
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Plasmin inhibits _____ and degrades
inhibits factors V and VIII | degrades fibrin
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tPA is used to dissolve _____ in brain. Not useful if clot is due to ______
clots | hemmorhage
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tPA is used to dissolve clots if used less than or equal to _____ hours of clot formation
4.5 hours
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Healthy endothelial cells produce ______
prostacyclin
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Prostacyclin does what?
inhibits platelets
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tPA in aqueous humor converts ______ to ______, which keeps ouflow channels clear and activates ________, which plays a role in matrix remodeling
plasminogen to plasmin | plasmin activates TGF-Beta
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chemoattractants attract _______, ________, and ______ to the wound
smooth muscle cells inflammatory cells fibroblasts
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______ and growth factors induce smooth muscle cells, inflammatory cells, and fibroblasts to proliferate
Mitogens
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What are the two growth factors that induce Chemoattractant molecules to proliferate?
Platelet-derived growth factor | Epidermal growth factor
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Angiogenesis is mainly involved with ______
vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

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