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Hemostasis and Coagulation (Exam III) Stephen's Cards Flashcards

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About how long can clot dissolution occur after it has formed?

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  • minutes to days later
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Coagulation proteins are typically found in what form?

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  • inactivated form
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What are two reasons why clotting factors do not attach to the endothelium of the vessel?

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  • Endothelium is smooth
  • Undamaged endothelium doesn’t express tissue factor or collagen
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If the endothelium becomes damage or is injured what does that cause?

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  • Tissue Factor and Collagen expression → platelet plug formation and coagulation cascade.
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What are the three layer of a blood vessel?

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  • Intima → endothelial layer
  • Media → subendothelial layer (middle)
  • Adventitia → outer layer
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Which clotting mediators/factors belong to the intima (endothelial) layer?

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  • VWF
  • Tissue factor
  • Prostacyclin
  • Nitric oxide
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Which clotting factors belong to the Media (subendothelial) layer?

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  • Collagen
  • Fibronectin
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How do the endothelial cells of the intima modulate hemostasis?

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Synthesize and secrete:

  • Procoagulants
  • Anticoagulants
  • Fibrinolytics
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Which two vascular mediators are released by the Intima endothelial cells?

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  • Vasoconstrictors
  • Vasodilators
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What does vWF do?

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vWF → help platelets adhere to subendothelial layer

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What does Tissue Factor (TF) do?

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  • TF → activates clotting cascade when vessel is injured
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Which mediators that are released by the endothelial cells cause vasoconstriction? Which cause vasodilation?

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  • Constrict → thromboxane A2 and ADP
  • Dilate → NO and PGI₂
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What are the functions of the following Procoagulants:

  • Coagulation factors
  • Collagen
  • vWF
  • Fibronectin
  • Thrombomodulin
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  • Coagulation factors → coagulation
  • Collagen → tensile strength & plt adhesion
  • vWF → plt adhesion
  • Fibronectin → cell to cell adhesion
  • Thrombomodulin → anticoagulation
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What are the functions of the following Anticoagulants:

  • Antithrombin IlI
  • Tissue pathway factor inhibitor (TFPI)
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  • Antithrombin IlI → Degrades factors XII XI X IX II (2, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  • TFPI → Inhibits TF
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What are the functions of the following Fibrinolytics:

  • Plasminogen
  • tPA
  • Urokinase
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  • Plasminogen →Converts to plasmin
  • tPA → Activates plasmin
  • Urokinase → Activates plasmin
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Besides vasodilation what other function does Prostacyclin provide?

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  • Inhibits aggregation
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Which layer of a blood vessel is extremely thrombogenic and very active?

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  • Media (subendothelial)
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Which two substances does the media contain that play important roles in clotting? What does each substance do?

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  • Collagen → potent stimulus for platelet attachment to vessel wall
  • Fibronectin → Facilitate anchoring of fibrin during hemostatic plug formation
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How does the adventitia control blood flow?

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  • Influences blood flow via vessel contraction using NO and prostacyclin
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How does vasodilation of the adventitia limit the activity of procoagulant mediators?

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  • ↑ BF washes the procoagulants away
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Briefly explain how NO enables vasodilation?

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NOS → L-arginine to NO → NO activates sGC in muscle → sGC activates cGMP → relaxation/dilation

  • Nitro Oxide Synthaze converts L-arginine to NO
  • NO diffuses into VSM and activates soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC)
  • sGC activates cGMP which then causes VSM relaxation
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What are Eicosanoids?

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PGs and other compounds such as:

  • Prostacyclin
  • Leukotriene
  • Thromboxane
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What are the 4 phases of Hemostasis and Coagulation?

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  • Vascular phase (Vascular spasm)
  • Primary hemostasis (Formation of platelet plug)
  • Secondary hemostasis (Coagulation and formation of fibrin)
  • Fibrinolysis (Lysis of clot)
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What happens during the Vascular Phase of hemostasis and coagulation?

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  • Damaged blood vessels cause vascular spasm of smooth muscle in vessel wall
  • Localized to the injured area
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What are the primary hormones involved in the Vascular Phase of hemostasis and coagulation? What do they do?
* Endothelins → stimulate VSM and cell division of endothelial smooth muscle and fibroblast cells which help repair damaged site
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Vasospasm MAY slow down/stop bleeding depending on what?
BP
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What phase occurs after vascular contraction causes tamponade?
* Primary hemostasis
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What two things occur during Primary Hemostasis?
* Injured blood vessel attracts platelets * Initiates the phases of platelet formation
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What are the three phases of platelet plug formation?
* Adherence * Activation * Aggregation
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What effect causes the platelet circulating in the blood to be positioned near the vessel wall?
* Platelets are smaller than RBCs/WBCs and get pushed to the sides of the vessel
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What shape do platelets have that allow them to circulate freely in the blood?
They are round and disk-like
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Where are platelets formed?
In the bone marrow from megakaryocytes
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According to our class what is the normal concentration of platelets in the blood? How long do they live?
* 150000 to 300000 /mm3 * 1-2 wk lifespan
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Which 2 systems clear old platelets from the blood? How much of the circulating platelets are stored in the spleen?
* Macrophages in the reticuloendothelial system * Spleen (holds ⅓ of circulating plts)
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In general what do the glycoproteins on the external membrane of the platelet do? What about GpIb and GpIIb-IIIa?
* Adheres to injured endothelium collagen and fibrinogen * GPIb → attaches platelet to vWF * GPIIb-IIIa → links activated platelets together to form plug
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What do the phospholipids on the surface of the platelet do?
* Substrates to PG synthesis * Produce TXA2 which activates platelet
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Which platelet surface glycoprotein doesn't have a lot of options to reverse its effects?
* GPIIb-IIIa
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What are the 5 platelet surface receptors for antiplatelet therapy?
* ADP * GP1b * GPIIb-IIIa * Thrombin * TXA2
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Describe the role of each of the following substances/structures found inside a platelet: * Actin and myosin * ADP * Calcium * Fibrin-stabilizing factor * Growth factor * Serotonin * Thrombosthenin
* Actin and myosin → Contraction to form the PLT plug * ADP → PLT activation and aggregation * Calcium → Plays a role in the coagulation cascade * Fibrin-stabilizing factor → Cross links fibrin * Growth factor → Repairs damaged vessel walls * Serotonin → Activates nearby PLT * Thrombosthenin → PLT contraction
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Explain the process by which platelets adhere to each other?
* vWF released from endothelial cells onto the endothelial lining * GPIb receptors emerge from platelet surface * GPIb binds to vWF and this process attracts other platelets
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What change does the presence of TF cause to the platelet?
* Platelet has conformational change and is activated * GPIIb-IIIa projects outward from platelets and links them to each other → purpose is to create a platelet plug * Seal it and heal it...
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During aggregation which mediators are released from the platelets themselves (when they are activated)?
* alpha and dense granules * contractile granules * thrombin
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During aggregation what is the role of the mediators released from the activated platelets?
* Promote procoagulant activity * Form a primary unstable clot
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What is the difference between a primary clot and a secondary clot?
* Small injury → primary clot (or plug) is enough to provide hemostasis * Large injury → clotting cascade must be activated to create/stabilize secondary clot for hemostasis
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During secondary hemostasis fibrin production requires which clotting factors in order to proceed?
* all of them
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Which protein is probably the single most important protein in the clotting cascade?
* Fibrin
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What is a very general explanation of the clotting cascade?
* A series of enzymatic reactions (clotting cascade) that ultimately activate prothrombin to thrombin which then converts soluble fibrinogen to fibrin
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What are the 2 paths of the clotting cascade? They ultimately join together to form...?
* Intrinsic * Extrinsic * Common path
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What are the Vitamin K dependent clotting factors?
* Factors II, VII, IX, X
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What is the name and source of factor I? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Fibrinogen * Source: Liver * Vit K: no
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What is the name and source of factor III? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Tissue Factor (TF) or Thromboplastin * Source: vascular wall/extracellular membrane/released from injured cells * Vit K: No
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What is the name and source of factor II? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Prothrombin * Source: Liver * Vit K: Yes
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What is the name and source of factor IV? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Calcium * Source: Diet * Vit K: n/a
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What is the name and source of factor V? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Proaccelerin * Source: Liver * Vit K: No
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What is the name and source of factor VII? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Proconvertin * Source: Liver * Vit K: Yes
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What is the name and source of factor VIII:C? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Antihemophiliac factor * Source: Liver * Vit K: No
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What is the name and source of factor VIII:vWF? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: vonWillibrand Factor * Source: Vascular endothelial cells * Vit K: n/a
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How can we compensate for vWF deficiency?
* DDAVP infusion
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What is the name and source of factor IX? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Christmas Factor * Source: Liver and other tissues * Vit K: Yes
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What is the name and source of factor X? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Stuart-Prower Factor * Source: Liver * Vit K: Yes
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What is the name and source of factor XI? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Plasma thromboplastin antecedent * Source: Liver * Vit K: No
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What is the name and source of factor XII? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Hageman Factor * Source: Liver * Vit K: No
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What is the name and source of factor XIII? Is it Vitamin K dependent?
* Name: Fibrin Stabilizing Factor * Source: Liver * Vit K: No
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Which clotting factors come from the liver?
* All of them except III IV and vWF (VIII:vWF)
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Explain how the Extrinsic pathway works up to the common path.
*For 37 cents you can purchase the extrinsic pathway* * TF released from subendothelium during injury →  TF or factor 7 activates extrinsic path * TF activates factor 7 * Factor 7 activates factor X in the presence of factor 4 (Ca++) * Prothrombin activator and platelet phospholipids activate factor 2 (thrombin) → this leads to common path * Note: Factor 5 ↑ the production of prothromin activator (+ feedback)
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If the patient is low on Ca++ how will this effect the extrinisic path of the clotting cascade?
* It won't work as well
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How long does it take a clot to form via the extrinsic path?
* 12 to 15 sec
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Explain how the Intrinsic pathway works up to the common path.
*If you can't buy the intrinsic pathway for $12 you can buy it for $11.98.* * Blood trauma or exposure to Collagen → activates factor XII * Factor XIIa activates factor XI → this step needs HMW kininogen and accelerated by prekalllikrein * Factor XIa activates factor IX * Factor IXa and VIII activate factor X * Prothromin activator and phospholipids activate factor IIa (thrombin) → leads to common path
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Which pathologies will prevent factor X from being activated in the intrinsic path?
* Hemophilia A → Factor VIII missing * Thrombocytopenia → Platelets (phospholipids) missing
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How long does it take to creat a clot via the intrinsic path?
* 6 minutes
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Explain how the Common pathway works.
The final common pathway can be purchased at the five(V) and dime(X) for 1(I) or 2(II) dollars on the 13th (XIII) of the month * Prothrombin activator changes prothrombin (II) to thrombin (lla) * Thrombin changes fibrinogen to fibrin in the presence of Ca++ * Fibrin is added to platelet plug * Activated fibrin-stabilizing factor (XIlla) cross-links fibrin-fibers to complete the clot
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When the clotting cascade gets activated what else does the body activate?
* Fibrinolysis
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What is fibrinolysis?
* Prevents clotting from going out of control (+ feedback loop) * Prevents excessive deposition of fibrin
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What is the primary mechanism that begins Fibrinolysis? What is a secondary activator?
* tPA released by damaged endothelial cells * urokinase
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Where is urokinase produced and what is its purpose?
* Produced by kidneys → helps prevent small clots from clogging up kidneys
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What are two fibrinogenic factors involved in fibrinolysis? What do they do?
* Kallikrein * Neutrophil elastase * Convert plasminogen to plasmin → plasmin breaks down fibrin
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Explain how fibrinolysis works?
* Plasminogen is converted to Plasmin via tPA and UPA * Plasmin degrades fibrin into "split" products
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What is a normal platelet values for our class?
* 150,000 to 300,000/mm3
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What is a normal bleeding time (BT) for our class?
* BT = 3-10 min
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What is a normal PT for our class?
* PT = 12-14 sec
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What is a normal aPTT for our class?
* aPTT = 25-35 sec
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What is a normal thrombin time (TT) for our class?
* TT = 30 secs
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What is a normal activated clotting time (ACT) for our class?
* ACT = 80-150 secs
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What is a normal fibrinogen level for our class?
* Fibrinogen ≥ 150 mg/dL

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