LabD 3 Haemostasis Flashcards
Haemostasis def
Name of a group of processes initiated innthe vody in order to stop bleeding in case of tissue and or blood vessel injury
Haemostasis test in general
Should be started by fast tests that can be performed by the animals side, not accurate tests, but they give a good estimation of what is wrong and it is easier to choose a more specific test to diagnose the haemostasis disorder
Major groups of haemostasis disorders
, thrombocytopathy, coagulopathy
Vasculopathy
Decreased ability of iction in case of blood vessel injury, the first step of the harmeostasis process
Thrombocythopathy
Decreased ability of platelets to aggregate and adhere to the site of injury, and formation of the primary thrombocyte-thrombus, the second step of haemostasis
Thrombocytopenia
Decreased amount of thrombocytes in the blood
Coagulopathy
Problems withbthe extrinsic-, intrinsic- or common pathway of the coagulation cascade, which ends with the formation of polymerised fibrin network. (Which keep the thrombus at site of injury) Third step of haemostasis
First step of haemostasis
Vasoconstriction in case of injury
Second step of haemostasis
Formation of thrombocyte-thrombus
Third step of haemostasis
Formation of stabile Fibrin network to keep thrombus at site of injury
Signs of increased bleeding tendency on the skin and mucuos membranes
Anemia, petechia, ecchymosis, suffusion
Signs of increased bleeding in thoracic cavity
Haemothorax (blood in pleural cavity)
Signs of increased bleeding in the abdominal cavity
Haemoprotoneum (blood in between inner lining of abd. wall and internal abd. organs)
Signs of increased bleeding in the G.I tract
Haematemesis (vomiting blood), melena (dark sticky feces; internal bleeding or swallowing blood)
Petechia.
Small red/purple spot caused by bleeding in skin
Ecchymosis?
Discoloration of skin caused by bleeding underneath skin
Suffusion
Slow spread of blood
Tests performed by the side of the animals
Signs of increased bleeding tendency, capillary resistance, bleeding time, clotting time, clotting time on diff. surfaces , clot retraction time
Capillary resistance, also called Rumpel-Leed test
• Ligature on arm, Checking palmar side of lower arm for petechie
• Normal; after 3-5 min 3 small petechie visible
• Abnormal: more petechia appear
Because: capillary function not proper, more fragile ex. vasculitis or other disease affectibg wall
BT, BMBT
Bleeding time, Buccal mucosal bleeding time
Bleeding time and buccal mucosal bleeding time testing for
Test for thrombocytopenias, thrombocytopathies and vasopathies
Bleeding time and buccal mucosal bleeding time test
- Sharp, sterile blade cut 0,1-0,2mm incision on skin on inner part external ear and buccal mucosal surface
- Vipe blood under incision every 30sec
- Measure time from first drop to cease of bleeding
Bleeding time and buccal mucosal bleeding time test is dependent on
thrombocyte function, platelet count and capillary function
Normal BMBT and normal platelet count up to
- Normal BMBT: 3-5min
* Platelet count normal up to: 50x10^9/L
Coagulation time test is for
Coagulopathies
Coagulation time test
- Fresh, native whole blood directly after taking them
- Taken in proper way: one precise venipuncture to minimize damage to tissue around (otherwise cause increased factor ||| and initiating cosgulation cascade during sampling)
- Use two syringe method (changing syringe after first drops, and use content of syringe 2
Coagulation time test types
- Ct on watch glass
- Ct in plastic syringe
- Ct in glass tube
- Ct in ACT (activated clotting time) tube
Coagulation time test, first appearance of fibrin strand
- Sample onto glass slide
- Move tip of needle back and forth in blood
- Normal result: first strand within 1-2 min
Clotting time on watch glass, how
- Fresh blood sample on watch glass treated with wax (scratches activate coag. cascade)
- Check time for the whole amount of blood is clotted
Clotting time on watch glass, normal result
7-15 min
Clotting time in syringe, how
Fresh blood into plastic syringe, check time of complete coagulation
Clotting time in syringe, normal result
10-12 min
Clotting time in glass tube, normal result
4-5 min
Clotting time in ACT tube, what is ACT tube and how
- ACT tube: contains silisiumoxide
- Put in 37C
- Activates factor X|| Hageman factor (contact factor), activated fcator X|| activates factor |X and kallikreinogen and kininogen (fibronolytic pathway)
- Coagulation checked by slowly moving tube every 20sec
Clotting time in ACT tube, normal result
3 min
Platelet (thrombocytic) count, 3 methods
- Burker chamber (haemocytometer) count. - EDTA anticoagulated blood in physio saline.
- Sediment and use upper layer, count 10 rectangles, multiply number by 10^9 —> number of platelets in 1L blood
- Process quicker if NaCl is sentrifuged beforehand - Blood smear.
- See one platelet in one view by 1000x magnification —> 20x10^9/L platelet count
- Variation in placement of thrombocytes, big aggregates of thrombocytes is good. Look around - Automatic cell counter.
- Particles 5-30fl are taken as platelets
Platelet (thrombolytic) count, important when, and what kind of blood
- Important when BT/BMBT is increased, or petechia is visible on skin or mucuos membrane
- Platelet count should be measured from anticoagulated blood, Na2 or K2 EDTA tube
Platelet (thrombolytic) count method 3, Automatic cell counter.
- Particles 5-30fl are taken as platelets
What can be the false result?
- Regenerative processes of bone marrow, or in general many big (young) platelets circulating -> can be taken as RBC
—> ex. in chronic blood loss, cats, king charles spaniels - RBC can also be taken as thrombocytes
- Thrombocytic aggregates can be taken as WBC (platelet is then measured normal and high WBC)
Platelet (thrombolytic) count, what method is best
Evaluation of blood smear -> evaluation of arrangement, morphology etc.
General platelet count:
200-800 x10^9/L