Lecture 5 Flashcards

Coagulation

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Antiplatelets

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Drugs that inhibit platelet activation, adhesion, & aggregation

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Anticoagulants

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Drugs that inhibit clotting factors

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Types of Thrombus (2)

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  1. Thrombus - adheres to vessel wall

2. Embolus - intravascular clot that floats in blood. Can lead to things like pulmonary embolism

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Antifibrinolytic

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Drugs that inhibit the chemical transition of plasminogen to plasmin

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Thrombosis Types (2)

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  1. Arterial thrombosis - medium sized, due to artherosclerosis, platelet rich. Treated with platelet aggregation factors like aspirin
  2. Venous thrombosis - triggered by blood statis or disruption of hemostatic defense mechanisms. Fibrin rich clots with fewer platelets, treated with anticoagulants like warfarin
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Platelets

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  • function in hemostasis
  • cell fragments that shed from their parent cell that is confined in the bone marrow
  • parent cell = megakaryocyte
  • contain cytoplasm of parent
  • live ~10 days
  • 1/3 stored in spleen
  • sympathetic stimulation releases platelets
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Megakaryocyte

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  • Massive cell (~60 um)
  • produce ~1000 platelets
  • thrombopoietin stimulates megakaryocyte differentiation & platelet products
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Platelet Anatomy

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  • Have glycogen granules for energy
  • Mitochondria
  • Granules that contain activation factors
  • Open canalicular sytems (inverted socks) that, when activated, become pseudopodia
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Step in Platelet Plug Formation (3)

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  1. Vascular spasm
  2. Formation of platelet plug
  3. Blood coagulation (clotting)
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Vascular Spasm

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  • vasoconstriction

- endothelial surface adhesion

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Platelet Plug Formation

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  • exposed collagen activate platelets
  • platelets release ADP which activate adjacent platelets
  • reaction is contained in this area of damage via prostacyclin and NO
  • actin-myosin complex contracts and pulls the endothelial layers together
  • Vasoconstrictors released (serotonin, epi., TXA)
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Blood Coagulation

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Changes blood from liquid state to a solid clot

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Heparin Mechanism of Action

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Directly inhibits thrombin & platelet aggregation

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Plavix Mechanism of Action

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Inhibitor of platelet activation and aggregation by blocking the binding of P2Y metabolite to ADP which activates the surrounding platelets.

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Tirofiban

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Blocks the binding of fibrinogen to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa which inhibits platelet aggregation.

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Clotting Process

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  1. Adhesion (to collagen)
  2. Activation
  3. Aggregation
  4. Clot
  5. Fibrinolysis
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Integrin Pathway (Activation)

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After the platelet adheres to collagen, the [alpha]2[beta]3 receptor causes a cascade of actions that causes fibrinogen to unfold. This allows for platelet interactions

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Platelet Aggregation

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Once fibrinogen is unfolded, there is cross linking of other activated platelets that create a net

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Agonists of Platelets (6)

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  1. Adhesion
  2. Thrombin
  3. Thomboxane A2
  4. ADP
  5. Epinephrine
  6. Serotonin

Increased levels of these components lead to aggregation

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Factors Stopping Coagulation (4)

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  1. Prostacyclin (PGI2) - antiaggregatory
  2. NO - vasodilatory
  3. tPA - Fibrinolytic
  4. Thrombomodulin - antithrombotic
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Prostacyclin (PGI2)

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Released by normal endothelial cells which activate cAMP in platelets and inhibits Ca+2. This inhibits platelet aggregation. Less PGI2 is released by damaged endothelial cells which decreases cAMP release and leads to platelet aggregation

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Thromboxane A2

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Platelets react to this and it causes them to release granules containing ADP, platelet-activation factor, and thrombin. The release of these promote the conformational change in GP IIb/IIIa that allows for fibrinogen bonding and, by extension, platelet aggregation

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Platelet Aggregation Pathway

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  1. Initial stimulation by collagen releases platelet activation factors
  2. Activates platelet membrane phospholipases
  3. Increases arachidonic acid in platelet
  4. Increases the synthesis of PGH2 by COX I
  5. Increases thromboxane A2 formation
  6. Increases platelet aggregation
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Aspirin Mechanism of Action

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Blocks COX I inhibitors and the synthesis of PGH2. Lasts the lifetime of the platelet (~3-7 days) since it is unable to replace the COXI receptors.

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Salicylic Acid

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Another COXI receptor blocker like aspirin but it is a reversible reaction. Only lasts a few hours

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Clot Formation Steps (3)

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  1. Conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin which is catalyzed by thrombin.
  2. Fibrin forms a mesh/net at the injury site which traps platelets & RBCs
  3. Initial fibrin mesh is weak. Cross links rapidly form and strengthen the clot. This also enhances factor XIII which stabilizes fibrin.
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Thrombin’s Actions (5)

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  1. Converts inactive fibrinogen into active fibrin
  2. Activates factor XIII
  3. Positive feedback conversion of prothrombin into thrombin
  4. Increases platelet aggregation
  5. Indirect: aggregated platelets secrete P3 which stimulates prothrombin to thrombin conversion
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2 Clotting Pathways

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  1. Intrinsic - clotting within damaged vessel. All components in blood & blood is retained in vessels
  2. Extrinsic - tissue trama, tissue thromboplastin is released and takes a shortcut to retain blood in the tissue
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Where Clotting Pathways Merge

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The extrinsic pathway releases tissue thromboplastin and the intrinsic pathway releases factor IX which both active factor X that goes on to catalyze the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin.

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Vessel Repair & Clot Dissolution Steps (3)

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  1. Clots aren’t permanent. Platelets recruit fibroblasts which lay down connective tissue that later becomes a scar
  2. Plasmin is formed from plasminogen by the catalyzation of factor XII. Plasmin trapped in the fibrin mesh later dissolves it
  3. Leukocytes phagocytize the clot
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Thrombolytic Drugs

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Streptokinase, Alteplase (tPA)

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Thrombolytic Drug Mechanism

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Converts plasminogen to plasmin which cleaves fibrin and lyses the thrombi.

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Thrombolytic Drug Uses

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Deep-vein thrombosis, weak MI, pulmonary embolisms

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Thrombolytic Drug Adverse Effects

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Hemorrhaging, cardiovascular accidents, and complications with pregnancy and metastatic cancers.

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Fibrinogen Structure & Binding

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Each molecule of fibrinogen has an E portion and due D domains. First they arrange in a D-E-D-D-E-D pattern. The E domain, by the end, binds to 6 D domain which causes D-dimers to form in response to factor XIIIa.

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APC

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Activated Protein C. Anticoagulant that is upregulated by the activation of thrombin.

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APC Action

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Inactivates factors VII & X. Increases endothelial barrier integrity and decreases endothelial inflammation. The latter lowers the adhesion of molecules and cytokines to the endothelium.

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Lab Tests for Coagulation Disorders (5)

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  1. CBC - platelet count should be about 150,000-350,000/mm^3
  2. Bleeding time (not preferred)
  3. Prothrombin Time (preferred) - ~10-14 seconds and related to the extrinsic pathway function
  4. Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time - related to intrinsic pathway function
  5. Thrombin Time & D-Dimer - (<200 ng/mL) relates to the quality of fibrinogen & fibrinolysis
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Vascular Purpura & Petechiae

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  • pinpoint to diffuse hemorrhages
  • breakdown of capillary endothelium barrier integrity
  • Autoimmune process but can also relate to Scurvy or drug-induced disorders
  • Looks like little red dots all over the skin
  • Occurs when platelet count is between 50,000-100,000/mm^3
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Reasons for Inappropriate Clot Formation - Thromboembolism (4)

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  1. Roughened vessel surfaces (artherosclerosis)
  2. Imbalances of clotting-anticoagulation factors
  3. slow or stagnant blood
  4. Widespread release of tissue thromboplastin (septicemic shock)
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Prevention Against Thromboembolisms

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Tissue Plasminogen activator - released by lungs and is circulated in low concentrations to prevent clotting

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Hemophilia

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Cascade factor deficiency that leads to ineffective clotting. Most commonly is a lack of factor VIII

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Venous Thrombus

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  • 3rd most common cardiovascular event after ACS/AMI & strokes
  • Can lead to immobility, obesity, inflammatory diseases, surgery, & trauma
  • Treatments: anticoagulants, antiplatelets, & surgery
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Hemostasis Dirorder Classifications (2)

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  1. Inherited - hemophilias, platelet disorders, fibrinolytic dirorders, connective tissue disorders, vascular
  2. Acquired - liver diseases, renal failure, vitamin K deficiency, drug use, thrombocytopenia

All lead to increased bleeding

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Thrombocytopenia

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-Platelet disorder
Causes:
-Decreased platelet production (marrow problem)
-Decreased platelet survival (drugs, heart valves (turbulence), pathogens)
-Splenic sequestration
-Platelet dilution (transfusions)

No symptoms until platelet count is <100,000/mm^3. Risk intracranial bleeding when count drops to ~20,000

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Hemophilia A

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  • Coagulation disorder
  • accounts for ~85% of hemophilia patients
  • Deficiency of factor VIII
  • X-linked, recessive
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Hemophilia B

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  • Coagulation disorder
  • factor IX deficiency
  • severe disorder that leaves the patient with only about 1% normal coagulation activity
  • Prolonged bleeding is the main issue causes by it, especially when its internal and undetected
  • Possible to give factor VIII prior to surgeries or dental procedures to minimize the prolonged bleeding
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Von Willebrand Disease

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  • Coagulation disorder

- Decreased or absent vWF, a factor VIII carrier protein that aids in platelet adherence to damaged endothelioum

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Vitamin K Deficiency + Clotting

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Can lead to coagulation problems since vitamin K is needed to synthesize factors II, VII, IX, & X

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

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“Death is Coming”

  • Multiorgan dysfunction caused by multithrombi
  • bleeding caused by consumption of platelets, fibrinogen, & other coagulation factors
  • secondary fibrinolysis
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Algorithm for Diagnosing DIC

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Series of yes/no questions where no gets zero points and yes usually gets 2 points. The higher the points by the end of the survey, the higher the mortality rate or percentage. Questions take into account the levels of blood components and prolonged prothrombin time.