Hemostasis and Thrombosis Flashcards
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Thrombocytopenia
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- low platelet count
- ID: petichial hemorrhage, ecchymosis, fever, nausea, vomiting, epistaxis, platelet count
- causes: medications that impair marrow function, peripheral destruction, decreased production, portal hypertension and splenomegaly
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Thrombocytopenia- Heparin-induced (HIT)
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- Heparin complexes with platelet factor 4 –> IgG Ab response –> FC binds to FCgiia activation of platelets –> thrombosis
- ID: PF4 ELISA, medium reduction in platelet count (usually no bleeding)
- Tx: stop heparin, provide lepirudin NOT warfarin b/c of warfarin necrosis
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Warfarin necrosis
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- warfarin blocks vitamin k –> inhibition of protein C, VII, II, IX, X–> protein C and VII have shorter half lives and are inhibited more strongly –> cant inhibit 5,8 –> coagulative state –> thrombosis –> gangrene
- Tx: stop warfarin, provide Vitamin K, provide heparin for first few days before starting warfarin, FFP/Protein C provision
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Thrombocytopenia- Idiopathic/Immune/ITP
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- IgG antibodies directed against platelet GP IIB/IIIA or Ib9 –> opsonophagocytosis by splenic macrophages –> Thrombocytopenia –> bleeding
- ID: no splenomegaly, bleeding, by exclusion
- Tx: corticosteroids or IVIg, splenectomy, immunosuppression, anti-D, TPO agonist
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Thrombocytopenia-Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/TTP
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- disseminated microthrombi
- cause: deficiency or inhibition of ADAMTS13 –> accumulation of vWF multimers –> long strands snare platelets –> shear stress in microcirculation –> hemolysis
- ID: Pentad: fever, anemia (MAHA), thrombocytopenia, renal failure, neurologic symptoms
- ADAMTS13 >5% + shiga toxin = HUS
- ADAMTS13 >5% = aHUS
- ADAMTS13 <5% = TTP
- Tx: plasmapheresis, immunosuppressants
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von Willebrand Disease
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- poor platelet adhesion and decreased stabilization of factor VIII
- vWF produced in endothelium and stored in Palade bodies
- in absence of vWF –> Factor VIII degraded rapidly
- Type 1: low vWF of all sizes
- mostly asymptomatic/ epistaxis
- Type 2: qualitative functional defects–> lack high molecular weight multimers
- abnormal multimers
- Type 3: deficiency of vWF and Factor VIII –> profound hemorrhage
- ID: aPTT increased, NO muscle/joint bleeding
- quantity: vWF antigen assay
- function: ristocetin cofactor
- Factor VIII level
- function: gel electropheresis-multimer analysis
- Tx: DDAVP stimulates endogenous VWF release
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aPTT
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- evaluates intrinsic pathway
- longer w/deficiencies in 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- long aPTT due to 12, PK, HMWK may not matter in vivo
- longer in hemophilia, von willebrand disease, DIC, antiphospholipid antibody, heparin, factor inhibitors
- Mixing test
- dissapear –> factor deficiency
- still prolonged –> factor inhibitor (heparin, antibody, factor specific)
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PT
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- measure of extrinsic/common pathway–>often reported as INR to standardize reagants
- prolonged by deficiency in 1, 2, 5, 7, 10
- also prolonged in warfarin, DIC, liver faiulre
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Bleeding- Vitamin K
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- Vitamin K needed for production of 2, 7, 9, 10, C, S –> lengthen PTT and PT if deficient
- warfarin necrosis due to relative half lives of C and 7 vs other factors lead to hypercoagulable state b/c of reduced inhibition of 5 and 8
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Thrombin
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- circulates as prothrombin
- -> cleaves to thrombin by X
- cleaves fibrinogen to fibrin
- activates platelets
- induces TF synthesis
- activates 5, 8, 9, 11
- binds to thrombomodulin to induce protein C negative feedback
- generated during
- inflammation
- infection
- hemostasis
- endothelial damage
- platelet activation
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Antithrombin
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- inactivates contact phase: 2, 9 10, 11, 12, kallikrein, plasmin
- activity increased by heparin –> inactivates 2, 10
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Fibrinolysis
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- cross-linked fibrin clots ensare proenzyme plasminogen –> converted to plasmin by plasminogen activator from endothelial cells –> lyses into d-dimers
- activation promoted by
- plasminogen activator
- thrombin
- urokinase
- Tx modality: recomb t-Pa used to promote fibrinolysis
- increases risk of secondary hemorrhage
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- increases risk of secondary hemorrhage
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D-dimers
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- fibrinolysis split product
- indicative of
- DIC
- DVT
- PE
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Coagulopathy-Hemophilia
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- A: deficiency in 8
- B: deficiency in 9
- C: deficiency in 11
- Acquired A: auto-antibody = aPTT not resolved with mixing test
- ID: long PTT, bleeding, factor assay//mimicked by vW disease
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Coagulopathy-Liver Disease
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- liver produces 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
- ID: extended PT
- causes: hepatitis, EBV, CMV, HSV, parvo, acetaminophen, methanol, isoniazid, chronic disease
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Coagulopathy-Dilutional
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reduction in platelets and clotting factors due to RBC transfusion without plasma replensihment
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Coagulopathy-DIC
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- cytokines, endotoxins–> release of TF–> microthrombtic condition that consumes coagulation proteins, inhibitors, and platelets –> paradoxical bleeding
- causes: cancer, preeclampsia, trauma, burns, infections, liver disease, snake bites, viral hemorrhagic fever
- ID: low platelets, low fibrinogen, prolonged PT, less prolonged PTT, positive D-dimer
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Coagulopathy-Factor V Leiden
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- hereditary thrombophilia that alters the inactivation site used by Protein C–> ongoing thrombin production –> DVT
- ID: aPTT with and without protein C
- Tx: prophylactic anticoagulation
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Coagulopathy-Antithrombin deficiency
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- prolonged circulation of activated factors –> thromboembolic events (especially mesentery)
- Type 1: reduced levels of normal AT
- Type 2: abnormal AT: thrombin binding site defects, heparin binding site defects,thrombin and heparain binding site defects
- ID:
- antigen assay-levels
- functional assay
- both reduced in type 1, function only in type 2
- heparin-resistant