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what does thrombopoietin cause?

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causes heamopoietic stem cells to differentiate into megakaryoblasts

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what do megakaryoblasts produce?

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megakaryocytes

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what are megakaryocytes responsible for?

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production of platelets

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what are platelets

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small nucleate cells required for haemostasis

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volume of platelets

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150,000-400,000/ml

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life span of platelets

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life span 5-9 days

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what 3 things occur upon injury

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platelet plug formation
blood clotting
vascular spasm

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what happens in vascular plasm

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arteries/arterioles constrict to reduce blood flow

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what does platelet plug formation require?

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exposure of extracellular matrix proteins

requires several steps

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example of extracellular matrix proteins needed for platelet plug formation

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vWF
fibrogen
collagen

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5 steps of platelet plug formation

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adhesion
outside-in
signalling-integrin
activation
secretion
aggregation
thrombin production
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what is the platelet disorder Bernard-soulier caused by

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abnormality in the genes for glycoprotein lb/V/IX

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what is the platelet disorder Glanzmann thromasthenia caused by?

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abnormaily in the genes for glycoproteins llb/llla

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symptoms of Glanzmann thrombasthenia and Bernard-soulier

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  • easy bruising
  • nose bleeds
  • bleeding from gums
  • heavy or prolongued menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) or bleeding after childbirth
  • abnormal bleeding after surgery or dental work
  • rarely, vomiting blood or passing blood in stool due to bleeding from the gut (gastrointestinal haemorrhage)
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what are some storage pool deficiencies caused by?

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a lack of granules

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what are most storage pool deficiencies caused by?

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most common ones are caused by a failure of the platelets to empty the granules

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what causes delta storage pool deficiency

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a lack of dense granules

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what can delta storage pool deficiency be a feature of

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other inherited conditions (such as hermansky-pudlak syndrome and chediak-higashi syndrome)

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what is grey platelet syndrome, how is it caused

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a very rare platelet disorder caused by lack of alpha granules and the chemicals normally stored inside them

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what happens if there is a deficiency in alpha granules

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without these proteins, platelets cannot stick to the blood vessel wall, clump together the way they should or repair the injured blood vessel

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characteristics of extrinsic pathway of blood clotting

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fewer steps and rapid

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how is extrinsic pathway of blood clotting initiated

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is initiated by TF leaking into the blood from cells outside the bloodstream

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characteristics of intrinsic pathway of blood clotting

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more complex and is slower

outside tissue damage is not needed e.g caused by endothelial cell damage

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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what activates FXII

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Surface contact

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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what activates FXI?
FXlla
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what releases bradykinin
FXlla
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what is bradykinin
a vasodilator from HMWK
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what activates FIX
Ca2+ and FXla
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what is FIX
a serine protease
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what hydrolyses FX
FXla
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what hydrolyses Ca2+ and phosphatidylserine
FXla
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting where are Ca2+ and phosphatidylserine found
on activated platelets, and FVllla - the tenase complex
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what is FVIII
a cofactor
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what is FVIII activated by?
thrombin from platelets
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, FX is activated leading to what
the common pathway
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what is FVII activated by?
by thrombin and FXa
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in the intrinsic pathway of blood clotting, what is FX activated by?
FVIIa and its cofactor TF (FIII)
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In the common pathway of blood clotting, what cleaves prothrombin (FII)
FXa
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in the common pathway of blood clotting, where is prothrombin (FII) cleaved
on the surface of activated platelets
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in the common pathway of blood clotting, what does the cleavage of prothrombin (FII) create
a prothrombinase complex with Ca2+, phospholipids, prothrombin, FXa and FV
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in the common pathway of blood clotting, what is FV activated by
small amounts of thrombin
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in the common pathway of blood clotting, what is fibrogen converted to and by what
converted to fibrin by thrombin
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in the common pathway of blood clotting, what activates FXIII and what does this do
thrombin which cross links the fibrin clot
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what plugs the ruptured area
the clot
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what is clot retraction
the tightening of the fibrin clot
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what contracts when platelets pull on them
fibrin threads attached to the damaged surfaces of the blood vessel
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what does fibrin threads attached to the damaged surfaces of the blood vessel do
pulls the edges of the wound together
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what does fibrinolysis dissolve
small inappropriate clots and dissolved clots at sites of repair
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what is incorporated into the clot
inactive plasminogen
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what is inactive plasminogen activated to?
plasmin
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how is inactive plasminogen activated
by substances in the body tissue (thrombin and t-PA)
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what does plasmin digest
fibrin threads
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what does plasmin inactivate
fibrinogen, prothrombin, FV and FXII
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What type of genetic disease is haemophilia A
X linked
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what does haemophilia A lead to
leads to FVIII deficiency
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how is extrinsic pathway assessed by in haemophilia A
assessed by prothrombin time (PT) by addition of TF to plasma
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in haemophilia A which pathway works
extrinsic pathway
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how is the intrinsic pathway assessed by in haemophilia A
assessed by activated partial thrombosplastin time- APTT
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in haemophilia A why are phospholipids added in the intrinsic pathway
added to mimic contact factor
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how many males affected by haemophilia A
affects 1:5,000 males
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what is haemophilia B?
Christmas disease, X linked disorder leading to FIX deficiency
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what is normal in haemophilia B
normal PT time
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what is abnormal in haemophilia B
abnormal APTT time
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how many males affected by haemophilia B
affects 1:30,000 males
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what is warfarin
vitamin K antagonist to prevent clotting factor activation
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what is EDTA
compound used in medicine settings to chelate calcium in donated blood
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define chelate
a compound containing a ligand (typically organic) bonded to a central metal atom at 2 or more points
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what does aspirin inhibit
inhibits TxA2 synthesis
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what does streptokinase do
activates t-PA
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what does the surface of RBCs contain which act as antigens
range of glycoproteins and glycolipids
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if a RBC has antigen A what antibody does it have
anti-B antibody
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if a RBC has antigen B what antibody does it have
anti-A antibody
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if a RBC has antigen A+B what antibody does it have
neither
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if a RBC has neither antigen A or B what antibody does it have
both antibodies
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what is missing if a person is rhesus negative
the D antigen | don't normally have Rh antibodies
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when can rhesus negative develop
after blood transfusion, causes problem for later transfusions
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what problem can rhesus negative cause in pregnancy
in the next Rh positive pregnancy, maternal antibodies attack fatal RBCs
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symptoms of severe anaemia
fainting chest pain angina heart attack
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causes of anaemia
reduced oxygen carrying capacity
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what can reduced oxygen carrying capacity cause
``` iron- deficiency megaloblastic (large RBC) pernicious haemorrhagic haemolytic thalassemias ```
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what is thalassemias
haemoglobin problems
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what is pernicious
lack of haemopoiesis
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what can kill malaria
low potassium levels
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in haemophilia what happens if the father has the disease and the mother is healthy
1/4 chance son will have haemophilia | 1/4 chance the daughter is a carrier
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what is leukaemia
production of malignant WBC cells, supress production of all normal cells in RBM
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what can oncogenes cause
cause malignancy when mutated leading to their activation (growth factors, receptors, DNA binding proteins)
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what can tumour suppressor genes cause
cause malignancy when mutated leading to their supressed growth)
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characteristics of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
short onset, derived from lymphoid stem cells
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where is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia more common
most common in children
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what ages do acute myelogenous leukaemia affect
affects all ages
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where is chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia more common
most common in adults (55+)
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characteristics of chronic myelogenous leukaemia
prolonged onset, derived from myeloid stem cells
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where is chronic myelogenous leukaemia more common
mostly in adults
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causes of leukaemia
unknown but can be radiation or chemotherapy, genetics (down syndrome), environmental factors,viral .g Epstein-barr virus
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what does bone marrow transplant involve
replacement of cancerous or abnormal red bone marrow with healthy RBM
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how is patient RBM destroyed
by chemotherapy and whole body radiation
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where can healthy RBM be from
a donor or patient if in remission
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where does marrow migrate to and then what does it do
to red bone marrow cavities and multiplies
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what can bone marrow transplant create
graft vs. host disease
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what does the patient need to stay on when going through a bone marrow transplant
need to stay on immunosuppresants

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