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MHD: Normal Hemostasis Flashcards

1
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What is the major event of normal hemostasis?

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The formation of a hemostatic plug when blood vessels are ruptured or injured

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What is abnormal hemostasis?

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Pathological activation of clotting factors leading to formation of a clot when there are no ruptured vessels.

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Hemostasis depends on interactions between what 3 entities?

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Blood vessel wall
Platelets
Coagulation and fibrinolytic systems

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4
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What is the first step of primary hemostasis?

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Vasoconstriction occurs reflexively in order to try to minimize blood loss

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What is the vasoconstrictive agent involved with the first step of primary hemostasis?

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Endothelin, released by the endothelial cells near the site of injury

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After vasoconstriction, what are the next steps of primary hemostasis?

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Platelet adherence to newly exposed collagen
Activation: degranulation release of ADP, TXA2, 5HT
Aggregation: degranulation recruits additional platelets to form hemostatic plug

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7
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What are the two types of platelet granules?

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Light granules (Alpha): contain proteins including PF4, PDGF
Dense granules (Beta): contain ADP, Ca2+, histamine, 5HT, and Epi
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What is the general function of primary hemostasis? What about secondary hemostasis?

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Primary Places Plug

Secondary Stabilizes

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What factor is released to initiate secondary hemostasis?

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Tissue factor released from the endothelial cells at the site of injury

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10
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What two events occur simultaneously during secondary hemostasis?

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Release of tissue factor

Coagulation proteins form complexes on platelet surface

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What is the product of the coagulation cascade?

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Thrombin is formed, which then converts fibrinogen to fibrin

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What process forms the stabilized permanent hemostatic plug?

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Fibrin polymerization

Cross linking of fibrin forms a stable platelet t-thrombin plug

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13
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Describe the cells contained in the permanent hemostatic plug.

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RBCs and WBCs become trapped in the plug in addition to the platelets that make up the majority of the plug

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What two outcomes of hemostasis are controlled by the endothelium?

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Normally, endothelium has an antithrombotic effect

If there is injury to the endothelium, then there is a prothrombotic effect

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Describe the antiplatelet effect of the endothelium

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Prevents contact between collagen and platelets/coagulation proteins
Secretion of prostacyclin and nitric oxide

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Describe the anticoagulant effect of the endothelium

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Endothelial membranes express antithrombin (heparin cofactor) and thrombomodulin.
Thrombomodulin combines with thrombin to activate protein C
Protein S (cofactor for C) is also secreted
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17
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Describe the fibrinolytic effect of the endothelium

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The endothelial cells secrete plasminogen activators (t-PA) which converts plasminogen to plasmin, thus promoting fibrinolysis

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18
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What factors of the clotting pathway are degraded by activated protein C?

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Va and VIIIa

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Describe the prothrombotic effect of the endothelium

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Following injury, endothelia secrete von Willebrand factor (VWF), which allows platelets to attach to newly exposed collagen

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What 3 molecules are released by endothelia for during the prothrombotic response to injury?

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VWF
Tissue factor
Cytokines

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21
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What is the definition of a platelet?

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Discoid, anuclear cells that play a major role in hemostasis

22
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Describe the composition of the plasma membrane of platelets

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Contains many glycoprotein receptors

23
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What are the three reactions that platelets undergo after exposure to subendothelial proteins?

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Adhesion
Activation
Aggregation

24
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Describe the process of platelet adhesion

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GPIb on platelet membrane connects to collagen via VWF

25
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Describe the process of platelet activation

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GPIIb/IIIa receptor activation leads to release of granular content including ADP, Ca2+, and TXA2
The phospholipid complex (exposed negatively charged phospholipids on platelet surface) leads to activation of the intrinsic pathway

26
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Describe the process of platelet aggregation

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ADP and TXA2 are released from platelets to recruit, activate and aggregate platelets
5HT and TXA2 vasoconstrict
Thrombin formed via intrinsic pathway

27
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What factor is thrombin in the coagulation cascade?

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Factor IIa

converts fibrinogen to fibrin

28
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What enzyme stabilizes the fibrin clot?

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Transamidase (Factor XIIIa) and TAFIa stabilize the fibrin clot

29
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What are the three components of the clotting cascade?

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Intrinsic pathway
Extrinsic pathway
Common pathway

30
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What is the common factor activated by both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathway of the clotting cascade?

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Factor X is activated to Xa by both pathways

31
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List the order of factors activated during the intrinsic pathway?

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XII (Hageman factor) --> XIIa
XI ---> XIa (activated by thrombin)
IX --> IX a (activated by XIa)
VIII --> VIIIa (activated by thrombin)
VIIIa then activates X to Xa
32
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What factors are involved with the extrinsic pathway?

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VII gets activated to VIIa by Tissue factor

VIIa then activates X to Xa

33
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What factors are involved with the common pathway?

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5, 2, 1
Thrombin activate V to Va
Va and Xa activate II (Prothrombin) to IIa (Thrombin)
IIa converts fibrinogen (I) to fibrin (Ia)

34
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What lab test measures intrinsic pathway factors?

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APTT (XII, XI, IX, VIII)

35
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What lab test measures extrinsic pathway factors

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PT/INR

36
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Which pathway does heparin act on ?

A

Intrinsic pathway

37
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Which pathway does warfarin act on ?

A

Extrinsic pathway

38
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What type of enzyme are almost all clotting factor proteins?

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Serine proteases (All except XIIIa, which is a transamidase)

39
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Which factors are members of the fibrinogen group?

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I, V, VIII, XIII

“5+8 x 1 = 13”

40
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Which factors are members of the prothrombin group?

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II, VII, IX, X

41
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What structural similarity exists between the members of the prothrombin group?

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II, VII, IX, X all contain gamma carboxy glutamic acid for binding of calcium

42
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Which factors are members of the contact group?

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XI, XII

Also: Prekallikrein (Fletcher factor), and HMW Kininogen (Fitzgerald factor)

43
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What are the two major inhibitors of the coagulation system?

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Antithrombin III (AT)
Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI)
44
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What drug is associated with ATIII function?

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ATIII mediates the anticoagulant action of heparin

Heparin-ATIII inactivates thrombin and other factors

45
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What is the function of the fibrinolytic system?

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These enzymes are responsible for breaking down clots

46
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What is the main fibrinolytic enzyme?

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Plasmin: breaks fibrin into fibrin split products

47
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What are the main inhibitors of the fibrinolytic system?

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Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)
α2-antiplasmin
α2-macroglobulin
Thrombin activatable fibrinolytic inhibitor (TAFI)

48
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What substances activate plasminogen to plasmin?

A

Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)

Urokinase

49
Q

Define thrombosis

A

Pathologic transition of the state of blood from fluidity to non-fluidity

50
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What is the difference between a thrombus and an embolus?

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Thrombi are stationary. They can progress and break into mobile pieces throughout the circulation which are called Emboli.

51
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What are the factors leading to thrombosis?

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Virchow’s triad: endothelial injury, abnormal blood flow, hypercoagulability

52
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What are the main genetic causes of hypercoagulable states?

A 
Molecular thrombophilias (Factor V Leiden)
Inhibitor deficiency

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