Hemostasis Flashcards
What is the first step of hemostasis? What are the two mediators of this?
Transient vasoconstriction mediated by a neural reflex arc and endothelin release
What is the molecule that is on endothelium and causes vasoconstriction?
Endothelin
What is the molecule on platelets that binds vWF?
GPIb
Where does vWF come from (which cells)? (2)
- Weibel-Palade bodies within Endothelium
- Platelets
What is step II of hemostasis?
vWF binding to GPIb
What is in Weibel-Palade bodies?
vWF
P-selectin
What is released from platelets when the bind vWF?
ADP
TXA2
What is the enzyme that makes TXA2?
COX
platelet cyclooxygenase
What is the receptor on platelets that ADP induces? What does this do?
GpIIb/IIIa
Causes platelet-platelet binding
What does TXA2 do in platelets?
Causes platelet linking
What is the linker molecule between platelets that is used in aggregation?
fibrinogen + GPIIb/IIIa
What are the two, broad types of disorders of primary hemostasis?
Qualitative
Quantitative
What is the most common symptom of hemostasis disorders?
Mucosal and skin bleeding (epistaxis, hemoptysis etc)
What is the most feared complication of platelet defects?
Intracranial bleeding
Are petechia usually seen in qualitative or quantitative disorders?
Quantitative (thrombocytopenia)
Petechiae are characteristic of what hematological defect?
Quantitative Platelet issues
What is the drug that binds to and inhibits GpIIa/IIIb?
Abciximab
Define primary and secondary hemostasis
Primary = platelet plug Secondary = Fibrinogen cross linking
What are the four useful lab studies for hemostasis disorders?
- Platelet count
- Bleeding time
- Blood smear
- Bone marrow biopsy
What are the cells that produce platelets?
Megakaryocytes
What is immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?
Autoimmune production of IgG against platelet antigens (e.g. GPIIb/IIIa)
What is the most common cause of thrombocytopenia in adults?
ITP
What organ makes the IgG in ITP?
Spleen
What is the acute form of ITP? What is the treatment?
Develops weeks after viral infection/immunization
Usually self-limited, thus supportive treatment
What is the chronic form of ITP? Who is this usually seen in (disease/age group)?
Usually women of childbearing age, associated with SLE.
What is the problem with ITP in pregnant women?
IgG that is produced can cross the placenta, and resulting in thrombocytopenia in fetus
What is the platelet count in ITP (up, down, or normal)?
Down
What is the PT/PTT in ITP (up, down, or normal)?
Normal
What is the megakaryocyte count in ITP (up, down, or normal)?
Up
What is the treatment for the fetus in ITP?
Corticosteroids
What is the treatment for symptomatic ITP? Why does this work?
IVIG–causes macrophages to eat IG, not bound to platelets (effect is short lived)
What is the treatment of refractory ITP? Why?
Splenectomy–eliminates the site of antibody production, and the site of destruction
What is microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
Pathologic formation of platelet microthrombi in small vessels, causing RBCs to rupture d/t platelet microthrombi
What is the characteristic finding of a blood smear in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
Sheared RBCs (schistocytes)
Helmet cell = ?
Schistocyte (seen in microangiopathic anemia)
What are the two diseases that cause microangiopathic anemia?
Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
What is the deficient enzyme in TTP? What does this do?
Decrease in ADAMTS13 enzyme, which normally cleaves vWF for degradation, causing abnormal platelet adhesion on uncleaved monomers
What causes the decrease in ADAMS-13 in TTP?
Acquired antibody; most commonly seen in females
What causes HUS?
E.coli OH157:H7 verotoxin damages endothelial cells, resulting in platelet microthrombi
What is the bacteria that causes HUS? Who is affected, and where does this bacteria come from?
E.coli OH157:H7
Children affected when eating undercooked beef
What are the clinical findings of HUS? (4)
- Dysentery
- Skin and mucosal bleeding
- Renal damage
- CNS dysfunction
What is the predominant problem in TTP and HUS respectively?
TTP = CNS dysfunction HUS = Renal insufficiency
Why is the PT/PTT normal in HUS/TTP?
No activation of the coagulation cascade
What are the findings of a blood smear with TTP/HUS?
Schistocytes
What are the findings of a bone biopsy with TTP/HUS?
Increased megakaryocytes
What happens to bleeding time with TTP/HUS?
Increased
What is the treatment for TTP?
Plasmapheresis and corticosteroids
What is the cause of Bernard-Soulier syndrome?
Genetic GP1b deficiency; platelet adhesion is impaired
What are the findings of a blood smear with Bernard-Soulier syndrome?
Mild thrombocytopenia with enlarged platelets
(Big Suckers with Bernard-Soulier)
What is the cause of Glanzmann thrombasthenia?
Genetic GIIb/IIIa causing platelet aggregation impairment
What is the MOA of ASA in preventing platelet aggregation?
Lack of TXA2 d/t irreversible inhibition of COX
What is the coagulation problem with uremia?
Uremia disrupts platelet function; both adhesion and aggregation is impaired
What is the goal of secondary hemostasis?
Stabilize the platelet plug
What is the end product of coagulation?
Thrombin/fibrin
What protein connects the GPIIb/IIIa proteins on platelets together? What forms this, and what enzyme activates it?
Fibrin, which is formed from fibrinogen by thrombin
What produces fibrinogen, and where does it go (before activation?
Liver, floats around in the blood stream until activated
What are the three things that are needed to activate the coagulation cascade?
- Activating substance
- Ca
- Phospholipid surface of platelets
What are the two activating substances of the coagulation cascade?
- Tissue thrombin activator (VII)
2. Subendothelial collagen activates factor XII
What causes disorders of secondary hemostasis?
Usually d/t factor abnormalities
What are the clinical features of secondary hemostasis disorders?
- Deep tissue bleeding into muscles/joints
- Rebleeding after procedures
What does PT measure (intrinsic or extrinsic pathway)?
The extrinsic pathway
What does PTT measure (intrinsic or extrinsic pathway)?
The intrinsic pathway (“has more factors, so has an extra T”)
What are the factor steps of the intrinsic pathway?
12, 11, 9, 8, 10
What are the factor steps of the extrinsic pathway? Common pathway?
3, 7, 10
Common = 5, 2, 1
What activates factor 12?
Subendothelial collagen
What activates the extrinsic pathway?
Tissue thromboplastin (factor 3)
Which lab value measures the effect of heparin (PT or PTT)?
PTT (HEP and PTT both have three letters)
Which lab value measures the effect of warfarin (PT or PTT)?
PT
What is the factor that has a genetic defect in hemophilia A?
Factor VIII (“Hemophilia aaa–eeeight”)
What is the inheritance pattern of hemophilia A?
X-linked recessive or new mutation