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Hemostasis I Flashcards

1
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What are the active pro-coagulant enzymes?

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Serine proteases

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What are the following co-factors that favor coagulation, i.e. the accelerants

  1. ) Soluble
  2. ) Cell-bound
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  1. ) V and VIII

2. ) Tissue factor

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3
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Another accelerant co-factor is

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Von Willebrand Factor

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4
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What are three anti-coagulant factors?

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Thrombomodulin, Protein C, and Protein S

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5
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What is step one of hemostasis?

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Local Vasoconstriction

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6
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The local vasoconstriction is caused by the release of the powerful vasoconstrictor

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Endothelin

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7
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Step 2 of primary hemostasis is formation of the

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Platelet plug

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8
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Hemostasis depends on

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Platelet function

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9
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Platelets originate from the

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Hematopoetic stem cells

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10
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Thrombopoiesis is regulated by the

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Megakaryocyte

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11
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The platelet massis regulated by

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Thrombopoietin

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12
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We see decreased platelet and megakaryocyte mass with increased

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TPO

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13
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DNA replicates without nuclear or cell division

A

Endomitosis

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14
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A megakaryocyte nucleus MUST be polypoid to produce

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Platelets

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15
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Platelets are formed in the bone marrow from

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Megakaryocytes

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16
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What is a normal platelet count

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150K to 350K

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17
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Characterized by too few platelets

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Thrombocytopenia

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18
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Characterized by too many platelets

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Thrombocytosis

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19
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Platelet size correlates with reactivity i.e. larger platelets are typically younger and are

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Prothrombotic

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20
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Normal endothelial monolayer is

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Anti-thrombogenic

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21
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Important for platelet adhesion when the endothelial monolayer is injured

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von Willebrand Factor

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22
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A large circulating multimer, synthesized in endothelial cells and megakaryocytes

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von Willebrand Factor

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23
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von Willebrand factor is stored in

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Weibel-Pallade bodies

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24
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Plays an important role in both primary and secondary hemostasis

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von Willebrand Factor (vWF)

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25
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At the side of injury, vWF adheres to exposed

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Collagen

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26
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Facilitates platelet tethering to subendothelial BM

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vWF

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27
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With injury, vWF adheres to the vessel

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Subendothelial matrix

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28
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With shear, vWF multimers uncoil, causing the adherence and activation of

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Platelets

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29
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Activated platelets expose phosphatodyl serine and bind

-to facilitate clotting

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FVIII

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30
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Bleeding ceases by platelet-fibrin plug, sealing vascular injury and is followed by

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Thrombolysis and tissue repair

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31
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Deficiency of GpIIb-IIIa complex causes

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Glanzmann thrombasthenia

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32
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Deficiency of GpIb causes

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Bernard-Soulier syndrome

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33
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Deficiency of vWF causes

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von Willebrand disease

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34
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Activatedby adhesion and soluble mediators

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Platelets

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35
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Resting platelets are smooth and disc shaped, while activated platelets have an

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Irregular shape

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36
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Platelet aggregation occurs through binding of two

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GPIIb/IIIa’s

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37
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Primary hemostasis can be summarized as

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Adhesion, Activation, and Aggregation

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38
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Adhesion is primarily through

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vWF

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39
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Activation occurs primarily through

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Collagen and ADP

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40
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Aggregation occurs primarily through

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Fibrinogen, GPIIb/IIIa, and aIIbb3

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41
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What are three drugs that target platelet function improve outcome in patients with unstable angina

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Aspirin, Thienopyridines, Glycoprotein IIb/IIIainhibitors

42
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Blocks TXA2 production

43
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Block ADP receptors (P2Y12)

A

Thienopyridines

44
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Block platelet adhesion to fibrinogen/fibrin and vWF

A

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIainhibitors

45
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Not normally active in circulation

46
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LOW platelet counts (<10 to 20K) result in

47
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Reddish purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanche on applying pressure

48
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Release trophic factors which maintain cell-cell contacts

49
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The initial platelet plug is not very

50
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Thus, the platelet plug requires a strong

51
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An essential component of hemostasis is the formation of

A

Cross-linked fibrin

52
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The process by which cross-linked fibrin is formed

A

Secondary hemostasis

53
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The clotting cascade results in the formation of fibrinfrom

A

Fibrinogen

54
Q

What are the three major classes of pro-coagultion players?

A

Serine proteases, cell-associated cofactors, and soluble cofactors

55
Q

Serine proteases circulate as

56
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An example of a cell-associated cofactor is

A

Tissue factor

57
Q

Which three pro-coagulation players are NOT made in the liver?

A

Tissue factor, VIII, and vWF

58
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Most coagulation factors are serine proteases that circulate as

59
Q

When activated, coagulation factors are written with an

A

“a” i.e. X –> Xa

60
Q

What are the two components of the Extrinsic hemostasis pathway?

A

Factor VII and tissue factor

61
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What are the three components of the Intrinsic hemostasis pathway?

A

Factors IX, XI, and XII

62
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What are the two components of the common hemostasis pathway?

A

Factor X and Factor II (prothrombin)

63
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In the extrinsic pathway, vessel wall injury increases

A

Tissue factor expression

64
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A transmembrane protein that is not normally accessible

A

Tissue Factor

65
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Synthesized and expressed by endothelial cell AND monocytes

A

Transmembrane protein

66
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Step 2 of the extrinsic pathway is tissue factor is bound by

A

Factor VII

67
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Circulating Factor VII binds Tissue Factor (TF) and is activated, thus it becomes

A

Factor VIIa

68
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Tissue Factor activates

A

Factor VII

69
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Then Factor IX (9) is recruited to the complex and

70
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Then, TF:FVIIa:FIXacomplex activates

71
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Then, FXaactivates Prothrombin (FII/2) to

72
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Thrombin then cleaves fibrinogen to form

73
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Step 4 is called

A

Amplification #1

74
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During amplification #1, thrombin activated more

A

Factor IX and VIII

75
Q

Anti-hemophilic factor activated by thrombin

A

Factor VIII

76
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Factor VIII circulated in the plasma in a complex with

77
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Links platelets to subendothelial BM

78
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Binds to and stabilizes Factor VIII, extending half-life from 8 minutes to 8 hours

79
Q

The most common inherited bleeding disorder

A

von Willebrand disease

80
Q

Characterized by easy bruising, skin bleeding, and prolonged bleeding from mucosal surfaces

A

Von Willebrand Disease

81
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A soluble co-factor with no enzymatic activity

A

Factor VIII

82
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Factor VIIIa functions as an accelerant/catalyst for

A

Factor IXa

83
Q

What is the clinical significance of the Factor VIII/IX complex?

A

Hemophilia A (VII) and Hemophilia B (IX)

84
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Another soluble co-factor with no enzymatic activity that functions as an accelerant/catalyst for Factor Xa

85
Q

Factor IXa-VIIIacomplex generates LARGE amounts of activated

86
Q

Converts prothrombinto thrombin 300,000X faster than FREE factor Xa

A

Factor Xa-Va complex

87
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What are the three pro-coagulant complexes that are essential to coagulation?

A
  1. ) Tissue Factor::Factor VIIa::IXa≈ Factor X
  2. ) Factor IXa::VIIIa≈ Factor X
  3. ) Factor Xa::Va ≈ Factor II (Prothrombin)
88
Q

Which pro-coagulant factors are dependent on Vitamin K?

A

Prothrombin (II) and Factors VII, IX,

89
Q

Which anticoagulants are dependent on Vitamin K?

A

Proteins, C, S, and Z

90
Q

Dependent on Vitamin K

A

Serine proteases

91
Q

Vitamin K dependent factors have glutamate rich

A

N-terminus

92
Q

Carboxylation of the GLU residues is required for

A

Activation

93
Q

Carboxylation is dependent on

94
Q

The basis for anticoagulant action of sodium citrate

A

Blocking Ca2+

95
Q

VitK2 is synthesized by colonic flora which can be disturbed by antibiotics leading to relative

A

Vitamin K deficiency

96
Q

What are the two important forms of Vitamin K

A

Phylloquinone(K1) and Menaquinones(K2)

97
Q

A drug that targets Vitamin K,was initially developed as a rodenticide

98
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Action of warfarin is to block VitK dependent

A

Reductases

99
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How is the intrinsic pathway activated?

A

Contact activation

100
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Contact activation is independent of

A

Tissue Factor

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