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Leukocytes, Platelets, and Hemostasis Study Guide Flashcards

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amount of leukocytes in a microliter (ul) of blood

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4,800 to 10,800 (less than erythrocytes)

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diapedesis

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how leukocytes cross blood vessel walls to travel to areas of need

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Positive Chemotaxis

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phenomenon in which damaged/infected cells provide a chemical trail for leukocytes to follow

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Leukocytosis

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elevated number of leukocytes (> 11,000/µl)

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Leukopenia

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decreased number of leukocytes

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5 types of leukocytes in order of abundance

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Neutrophils (Most Abundant)
Lymphocytes.
Monocytes.
Eosinophils.
Basophils (Least Abundant)

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Agranulocytes

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Lymphocytes
Monocytes

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Granulocytes

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Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils

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Lymphocytes

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  • Account for 25% of all leukocytes
  • Often classified by diameter – small, medium, and large
  • Largely live in lymphoid tissues – lymph nodes and spleen – versus the bloodstream
  • T Lymphocytes (T-Cells): directly fight against virus-infected and tumor cells
  • B Lymphocytes (B-Cells): give rise to antibody-producing plasma cells
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Monocytes

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  • Account of 3-8% of all leukocytes
  • Are the largest of all leukocytes
  • Differentiate into highly mobile macrophages with enormous appetites
  • Able to activate lymphocytes to mount an immune response
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Neutrophils

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  • The most numerous type of leukocyte (50-70% of all leukocytes)
  • Function as “bacteria-slayers” - very active phagocytes
  • Are chemically attracted to inflammation
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Eosinophils

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  • Account for 2-4% of all leukocytes
  • Lead the counter-attack against parasitic worms and other things too large to be phagocytized
  • Play a role in responding to allergens and modulating the overall immune system response
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Basophils

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  • Rarest leukocytes (0.5-1%)
  • Granules contain Histamine – an inflammatory chemical that vasodilates vessels and attracts other leukocytes - and Heparin - an anticoagulant that assists the mobility of other leukocytes
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What stimulates the creation of leukocytes?

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Chemical messengers called interleukins or colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)

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blood cells that differentiate from the myeloid line

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monocytes (following monoblast and promonocyte)

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blood cells that differentiate from the lymphoid line

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Lymphocytes
- T Lymphocyte Precursors give rise to immature T-Cells which mature in the thymus
- B Lymphocyte Precursors give rise to immature B-Cells which mature in the bone marrow

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leukemia

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verproduction of abnormal leukocyteso

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leukemia cause

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  • Typically, excessive leukocytes are descendants of a single cell undergoing un-regulated proliferation
  • Excessive leukocytes impair normal function of red bone marrow
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leukemia symptoms

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severe anemia, bleeding, fever, weight loss, and bone pain

20
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general premise of chemotherapy

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Kills both normal and abnormal leukocytes → can help cancer, but also cause undesirable side effects

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3 steps of hemostasis

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Vascular Spasm
Platelet Plug Formation
Coagulation

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platelet typical lifespan

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They age quickly and degenerate within 10 days

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Where do platelets come from

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Fragments of very large cells called megakaryoctyes:
- A hormone called thrombopoietin regulates the formation of platelets
- A megakaryocyte undergoes repeated mitosis without cytokinesis yielding a very large cell
- Cytoplasmic extensions of the megakaryocyte rupture and release platelets into the bloodstream

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platelet function

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stopping blood loss / promoting blood clots

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What happens after blood successfully clots (hemostasis)?

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the blood clot will retract and dissolve. The clot is replaced with fibrous tissue, which more permanently prevents blood loss

25
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two things that have anti-coagulant properties

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Prostacyclin and nitric oxide have anticoagulant properties (prostaglandins that keeps platelets from sticking to each other or to the endothelial layer of vessel walls)

26
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natural anticoagulant found in endothelial cells

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Heparin

27
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two aggregating agents

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Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP): a potent aggregating agent and Serotonin and thromboxane A: messengers that enhance both vascular spasm and platelet aggregation

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What works to stabilize a forming platelet plug (bound platelets)?

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Von willebrand factor

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What works to reinforce a formed platelet plug?

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fibrin threads

30
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mineral is essential to the formation of a blood clot

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calcium

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Phase I of III of coagulation

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  • Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Pathway; either triggered by tissue damaging events
  • Both involve a series of clotting factors and end with the activation of Factor X
  • Factor X complexes with Ca2+, Platelet Factor 3, and Factor V to make Prothrombin Activator
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Phase II of III of coagulation

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Prothrombin activator catalyzes the transformation of prothrombin to the active enzyme thrombin

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Phase III of III of coagulation

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  • Thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen to fibrin
  • Fibrin strands form the structural basis of a blood clot and cause plasma to become a gel-like trap catching formed elements
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two growth factors are involved in blood vessel repair

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  • Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) stimulates smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts to form a connective tissue patch
  • Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates endothelial cells to multiply and restore the endothelial lining
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enzyme that works to dissolve clots

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Plasmin: the natural “clot-buster” – a fibrin digesting enzyme. The presence of a clot, triggers endothelial cells to secrete tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).

31
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How is this plasmin/tpa used medically?

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tPA can be given through IV to stroke patients to restore blood flow by activating plasmin

31
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Thrombus

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  • a clot that forms in an unbroken vessel
  • A thrombus can cause death of the tissue beyond the blockage
  • Example: Myocardial Infarction
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Embolus

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  • a clot that breaks away from the vessel wall and floats in the bloodstream
  • An embolus wedged in a small vessel = an obstructing embolism
  • Example: Pulmonary Emboli or Cerebrovascular Accident
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two things that increase risk of blood clots

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vessel arthrosclerosis or inflammation, slow blood flow (reduced mobility)

32
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Thrombocytopenia

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low volume of circulating platelets
- Severe cases cause to spontaneous bleeds with routine movement
- Symptom: petechiae
- Cause: suppression or destruction of red bone marrow
- Treatment: platelet transfusion

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Hemophilia

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a group of hereditary bleeding disorders; deficiencies of various clotting factors
- 2:3 types of hemophilia are X-linked - occur predominantly in males
- Symptoms: prolonged bleeding with minor tissue injury, repeated bleeds into joint spaces
- Treatment: fresh plasma transfusions; injections of clotting factors

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