MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW Flashcards
Bleeding time is used to evaluate the activity of:
Platelets
Which of the following test results is normal in a patient with classic Von willebrand’s disease?
Platelet count
No bleeding is observed in deficiency of which of the following factors?
XII (12)
Hemolytic Uremic syndrome is asscoiated with:
E. coli
Coagulation factors affected by Coumarin Drugs:
II, VII, IX, and X
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is characterized by
Increased platelet aggregation
A protein that plays a vital role in both coagulation and platelet aggregation
I
The defect characterizing Gray’s syndrome
Alpha Granule
Factor XIII is activated by which factor?
IIa
Factor V is a cofactor to factor X to activate factor II (T or F)
True
What clotting factors are inhibited by Protein S?
V and VIII
What is the second phase of secondary hemostasis?
Activation of factor X
Several hours after birth, a baby boy develops petechiae and a hemorrhagic diathesis. Platelet count is 18,000/uL. What is likely the explanation?
Isoimmune Neonatal Thrombocytopenia
When performing platelet aggregation studies, which is most likely associated with Bernard Soulier Syndrome?
Normal to Epinephrine, Decreased to Ristocetin
Which of the ff is a characteristic of acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura?
Spontaneous remission within a few weeks
Factor XIII is a serine protease (T or F)
False