hemostasis and thrombosis Flashcards

1
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thrombosis

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inappropriate activation of normal processes in uninjured vessels or thrombotic occlusion of a vessel after relatively minor injury

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2
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hemorrhage

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defects in hemostatic plug formation

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3
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four stages of normal hemostasis

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1 - vasoconstriction after injury to epithelium
2 - primary hemostasis - platelet aggregation
3 - secondary hemostasis - coagulation cascade (clot)
4 - thrombus and anti-thrombotic events

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4
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role of endothelial cells

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maintain blood fluidity

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5
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how do endothelial cells regulate vessel tone?

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  • secrete endothelia - vasoconstriction
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6
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how do endothelial cells prevent platelet aggregation and promote vasodilation?

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  • secrete prostacyclin, nitric oxide
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7
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how do endothelial cells act as anticoagulants?

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1 - prevent interaction with adhesive proteins such as collagen, vWF, tissue factor
2 - modulate fibrinolysis by synthesizing both plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)

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8
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what is tissue factor?

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  • membrane protein
  • in smooth muscle, fibroblasts, macrophages
  • initiates coagulation
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9
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prothrombotic properties of endothelial cells

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  • synthesis, storage, release of vWF
  • storage and release of FVIII
  • synthesis of tissue factor
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10
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primary hemostasis (the three A’s)

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1 - adhesion - to subendothelium mediated by vWF at site of injury
2 - activation - metabolic - membrane shape change, surface GPIIb/IIIa alteration
3 - aggregation - fibrinogen cross-links via GPIIb/IIIa

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11
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concept of anti-platelet therapy

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  • prevention of inappropriate platelet activation to prevent stroke, ischemic heart disease, re-stenosis after angioplasty or stent.
  • aspirin irreversibly inhibits platelet cyclo-oxygenase-1 (COX-1)
  • NSAIDs reversibly inhibit COX-1
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12
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Clopidogrel

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  • anti platelet therapy

- blocks ADP receptor

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13
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Abciximab

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  • anti platelet therapy

- blocks GPIIb/IIIa

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14
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Where is VonWillebrand factor synthesized and stored?

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endothelial cells and megakaryocytes (in platelet a granules)

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15
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vWF secretion and stimulation

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  • secretion is constitutive from endothelium into plasm
  • stimulated by thrombin, fibrin, histamine, DDAVP from endothelium
  • from platelet a granules in megakaryocytes when they are activated
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16
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functions of vWF

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  • adhesion
  • aggregation (bind to GPIIb/IIIa
  • FVIII binding - protects FVIII from proteolytic cleavage and brings it to site of hemorrhage
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17
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vitamin k dependent coagulation enzymes

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factors 2, 7, 9, 10

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18
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what are the three lab coagulation pathways?

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  • intrinsic
  • extrinsic
  • common (both feed into it)
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19
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what starts the lab intrinsic pathway?

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factors XII and XIIa

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20
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what starts the lab extrinsic pathway?

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TF and VIIa - stimulate X to Xa conversion directly

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21
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the lab common pathway starts with the conversion of:

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X to Xa

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22
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what from the lab intrinsic pathway stimulates the first step of the lab common pathway?

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VIIIa and Ca

23
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what stimulates the conversion from fibrinogen to fibrin in the lab common pathway?

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Ca

24
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what stimulus the conversion from fibrin to cross-linked fibrin in the lab common pathway?

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factor XIII

25
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what starts the in-vivo coagulation pathway?

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TF + Factor VIIa

26
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prothrombin is also known as

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factor II

27
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thrombin is also known as

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factor IIa

28
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what stimulates the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin in the in-vivo pathway?

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thrombin (IIa)

29
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what stimulates the conversion of fibrin polymers to a fibrin clot in the in-vivo pathway?

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factor XIII

30
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what enzyme is known as the master conductor?

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thrombin (IIa)

31
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how does factor XIII work?

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stabilizes fibrin clot by cross linking lysine and glutamine side chains of fibrin to form homopolymers

32
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four elements of the quaternary complex:

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1 - enzyme
2 - cofactor
3 - phospholipid surface
4 - calcium ions

33
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what does coumadin do?

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blood thinner - antagonizes vitamin k, which inhibits factors 2, 7, 9, 10

34
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what are the body’s three anticoagulant mechanisms?

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  • antithrombin system
  • protein C system
  • fibrinolytic system
35
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describe antithrombin action

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AT + heparins neutralize thrombin and factors IX, X, XI, XII

36
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describe protein C system

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  • thrombomodulin binds thrombin and protein C

- activated protein C and protein S inactivate factors V and VIII

37
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describe the fibrinolytic system

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plasminogen from the liver cleaves fibrin and fibrinogen

38
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name four inherited hemorrhage disorders, their defect, mode of inheritance, and frequency

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1 - vonWillebrand’s disease, vWF, autosomal dominant, .1-1%
2 - hemophilia A, factor VIII, x-linked, 1/10,000 males
3 - hemophilia B, factor IX, x-linked, 1/50,000 males
4 - hemophilia C, factor XI, autosomal recessive, 1/100,000

39
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four acquired hemorrhage disorders

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1 - blood loss - platelet and clotting factor depletion
2 - excess anticoagulation - decrease or inhibition of factors
3 - disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) - consumption of clotting factors or platelets
4 - inhibitors - antibodies to clotting factors

40
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Bernard Soulier syndrome

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  • hemorrhage disease
  • deficiency of GPIB
  • AR
41
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Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia

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  • hemorrhage disease
  • deficiency of GPIIbIIIa
  • AR
42
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thrombosis: Virchow’s Triad

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  • endothelial injury
  • abnormal blood flow
  • hypercoagulability
43
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APC resistance/factor V mutation

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  • AA replacement at one of three APC cleavage sites in factor Va molecule
  • factor V inactivation takes ten times longer so there is persistent thrombin generation and a hypercoagulable state
44
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prothrombin 20210 mutation

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second most common explanation for hyper coagulability

45
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disseminated intravascular coagulation causes and treatment

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causes - bacterial sepsis, viremia, trauma, tissue necrosis, leukemia, obstetric accidents
treatment - treat underlying condition, break DIC cycle with heparin

46
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heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome

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  • antibodies that bind PF4/heparin/platelets causing clotting
  • depletion of platelet count
  • generally important when treating with heparin and it causes pre-existing clots to get worse
  • avoid by using low molecular weight heparin
47
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antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (Hughes Syndrome)

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  • causes thrombosis, thrombocytopenia
  • possibly activates platelets directly, inhibits PGI2, or inhibits proteins C or S
  • treatment - warfarin, heparin, steroids
48
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PT prolonged by

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  • deficiencies of VII, X, V, II, fibrinogen
49
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important application of PT

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  • monitor warfarin therapy because warfarin interferes with vitamin k dependent factors II, VII, IX, X
50
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reagents added for PT

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  • recombinant TF
  • Ca2+
  • phospholipid
51
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reagents added for PTT

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  • contact activator

- phospholipid

52
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PTT prolonged by

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  • deficiencies in VIII, IX, XI, XII, (HMWK, pre-kallikrein)

- unfractionated heparin, lupus anticoagulant, factor inhibitors

53
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what are mixing studies?

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  • when prolonged PT or PTT - used to figured out whether it is a factor deficiency or the presence of an anticoagulant
  • if fresh pooled normal plasma (PNP) mixed with patient plasma corrects PT/PTT, it is a factor deficiency
  • if PT/PTT does not correct it is an anticoagulant which also inhibits the added factor in the PNP.