Krafts IHO Week 6 Flashcards
Pro-Clotting: Blood Vessels Constricts
blood loss decreases, platelets and factors meet
Pro-Clotting: Platelets form a plug
proteins are exposed, platelets adhese, granules release contents, platelets aggregate, phospholipids are exposed
Pro-Clotting:fibrin seals up plug
tissue factor is exposed, cascade begins, cascade makes fibrin, fibrin solidifies plug
Anti-Clotting: 1. Cascade Inhibition
TFPI, ATIII, Protein C,S
Anti-Clotting: 2. Clot Lysis
t-PA, plasmin
alpha granule
fibrinogen, vWF
delta granule
serotonin, ADP, Ca2+
Membrane Phospholipids
activate coag factors
Membrane GP 1a
binds collagen
Membrane GP 1b
binds vWF
Membrane GP IIb-IIIa
binds fibrinogen
Where does tissue factor (TF) come from?
‘hidden’ cells exposed during injury, microparticles floating in blood, endothelial cells and monocytes (during inflammation)
Closure Time
-alternative to bleeding time, platelet function analyzer measures how quickly platelets occlude small holes (in vitro bleeding time), better than the bleeding time at detecting aspirin related bleeding and von Willebrand ds
causes of increased PT
decreased VII, X, V, II, I or coumadin, heparin and DIC
When to order a PT?
NEVER (order an INR instead which is a corrected PT)
Why do you order an INR?
to assess liver function, monitor Coumadin therapy, dx DIC and to assess pre-op status
PTT (partial thromboplastin time)
plasma + phospholipid, measures intrinsic pathway, APTT=same thing
PTT increased in
hemophilia A, hemophilia B, DIC, heparin, inhibitors
When should you a PTT?
- investigate a hx of abnormal bleeding time 2. monitor heparin therapy 3. dx DIC 4. dx an antiphospholipid antibody 5. assess pre-op status
Thrombin Time
Plasma + thrombin, measures conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, bypasses intrinsic and extrinsic pathways
TT increased in
low fibrinogen and high FDPs
When to order a TT?
when the PTT is prolonged and you want to r/o a fibrinogen problem (rare)
PTT Mixing Study
pooled plasma + patient plasma + phospholipid
If PTT corrects
something is missing=factor deficiency
If PTT doesn’t correct
inhibitor present
When should you order a mixing study?
when PTT is prolonged and TT is normal
Fibrin Degradation Product Assay
Measures FDPs (fibrin degradation products), very sensitive
FDPs increased
thrombi, minor clotting
When to order an FDP assay?
not to rule in a clot, but to RULE OUT a clot
Hereditary Bleeding Disorders
von Willebrand disease, Hemophilia A and B, Hereditary platelet disorder
Acquired bleeding disorders
DIC, ITP, TTP/HUS
Platelet Bleeding
superficial (skin), petechiae, spontaneous
Factor Bleeding
Deep (joints), big bleeds, trauma
most common hereditary bleeding disorder, autosomal dominant, vW factor decreased (or abnormal), variable severity
Von Willebrand Disease
huge multimeric protein, made by megs and endothelial cells, glues platelets to endothelium, carries factor VIII, decreased or abnormal vW disease
von Willebrand Factor
Type 1 Von Willebrand Disease
70%, decreased vWF
Type 2 Von Willebrand
25%, abnormal vWF
Type 3 Von Willebrand
5%, no vWF
mucosal bleeding in most patients, deep joint bleeding in severe cases
Von Willebrand Disease
Lab Tests in VW Disease
prolonged bleeding time, PTT prolonged that corrects with mixing study, normal INR, vWF level decreased (normal in type 2), platelet aggregration studies abnormal
Tx of VW Ds: DDAVP
raises VIII and vWF levels