Hemostasis Flashcards
What is the difference between the Primary and Secondary phases in Hemostasis?
Primary
- Vascular phase = immediate response
- Platelet phase = 1-2 seconds
Secondary
- Coagulation phase = 10-20 seconds
- Fibrin formation = 1-3 minutes
What platlet count defines Thrombocytopenia?
< 150,000 MicroL
What are some Acquired Quantitative Platelet Disorders?
- Liver Disease
- Bone Marroe Disease
- Alcohoic Suppression of Marrow
- Medications
- Idiopathic
What is an Inherited Disease that is both Quantitative and Qualitative in regards to Platelet Disorders?
Von Willebrands Disease
What is Von Willderand’s Disease?
- Most commone inherited bleeding disorder
- Autosomal dominant; 1:1000 people
- Qualitative or Quantitative defect of vWF
What are the 3 tyeps of Von Willebrand’s Disease?
- Most common; quantitative, 70-80%
- Has subyptes; qualitative
- Most Severe; quantitative, < 5%
Define Bleeding Time…
What is aPTT (Active Partial Thromboplastin Time)?
How is it different than PT?
Describe the clotting cascade…
How do you treat Von Willdebrand’s Disease?
- DDAVP (Desmopressin Acetate)
- Cryo Therapy
- Factor VIII
What is PFA?
What is a CBC?
Packed Cell Volume…% of whole blood that are RBCs…
What is a normal platelet count?
150,000 - 400,000/ml
What are 3 Inherited Coagulation Disorders?
- Hemophilia A - Factor VIII
- Hemophilia B - Factor IX
- Hemophilia C - Factor XI
What are 2 Acquired Coagulation Disorders?
- Liver Disease
- Vit K Deficiency
What are 7 drugs that cause therapeutic anticoagulation?
- Coumadin
- Pradaxa
- Eliquis
- Xarelto
- Heparin
- Levenox
- Arixtra
What is the most common cause of prolonged bleeding?
Acquired Coagulation Disorders
What are some indications for Therapeutic Anticoagulation?
- Mechanical heart valves
- Atrial fibrillation
- Hx of thromboembolic stroke, TIA
- Hx of deep venous thrombosis
- Hx of pulmonary embolism
Describe Coumadin…
- Half life - 2.5 days
- Taken PO
- Inhibits Vit K
- Inhibits Factors: II, VII, IX, X