Midterm Topic 1 Flashcards
Bleeding time diagnose what?
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The result is directly affected by plt count and the plt’s ability to form a hemostatic plug
Bleeding time
Factors that affect bleeding time
Elasticity of cut tissue
Ability of the blood vessels to constrict and retract
Mechanical and chemical action of plts in the formation of hemostatic plug
Screening for plt functions
Ivy’s method
Modification of Ivy method. Cut is exactly 9mm long and puncture is 1 mm
Template Method
Considered best screening test
Template method
Incision is 5 mm long and deep is 1 mm. Similar to template method. Difference is the use of an instrument to produce a standardized incision.
Simplate method
Both methods involve immersions of the warmed wounded finger in a sterile NSS at 37 until bleeding stops
Copy Lalitch Method
Adelson-Crosby method
Normal value for Coply Lalitch Method and Adelson-Crosby Method
179-340 seconds
Similar with Adelson Crosby, only it uses the ear lobe as the site of puncture.
Aspirin Tolerance Test
Def. of Vit. C
Scurvy
Abnormally low plt count
Less than 100,000/ uL
Severe spontaneous bleeding plt count
Less than 5000/uL
Bleeding possible with trauma plt count
30,000/uL - 50,000 /uL
Spontaneous bleeding possible plt count
Less than 30,000/uL
Measures the adhesion of platelets to the wound surface.
Borchgrevink
Borchgrevink uses?
Capillary blood and Venous blood
Retention of plts within glass bead columns.
Salzman method
In Salzman method in does not interfere with adhesion.
Heparin
Normal Value of Salzman method
26-60%
PRP containing EDTA is assessed for adhesion collagen in the absence of aggregation.
Test for adhesion of plts to collagen fibers
Estimated qualitatively by microscopic techniques.
Plt aggregation test
A machine that uses a light beam is passed off through the suspension. Monitored by changes in light transmission
Platelet aggregometer
Discoid to spheroid shape
Decrease in transmittance
Formation of plt clumps
Increase light transmittance
Facilitates the ability of plasma to clot by providing a surface to clot. A functional concept rather than a discrete molecular substance.
PF3 Availability Test
Activates the plt.
Kaolin and Epinephrine
Normal Value for PF3 Availability test
37-51 seconds
Depends on normal number if contratile platelets, the presence of calcium and ATP, and a normal conc. of fibrinogen. A normal plt and fibrinogen or fibrin
Determination of Clot retraction
Universal test for platelet function
Bleeding time
Serial dilutions of plasma are clotted with thrombin
Fibrinogen test
Rapid slide test based on agglutination of fibrinogen-coated red blood cells by the latex anti-human fibrinogen regent
Fi-test (immunologic test)
NV of fibrindex test
Normal plasma
begins to clot after 5-10 seconds
NV of fibrindex test
Firm clot
Formed without serum after 30-60 sec
Thrombin is available commercially as
Fibrindex
When added to plasma containing fibrinogen, thrombin produces clotting
Fibrindex test
Fi test
Normally, presence of fibrinogen is indicated by
Agglutination
Fibrinogen is usually converted into fibrin which id quantitated by
Gravimetric Nephelometric Chemical Immunologic Precipitation methods
Methods for assay o plasma fibrinogen
Ellis and stransky method Stirland's method Turbidimetric method of Parfantev et.al Tatniff and menzie method Fibrin clot method
1 drop of blood and caster oil then observe for 30 sec. for clotting.
Hirschboek kr Caster Oil Method
Qualitative test that uses blood in a test tube for clotting time determination is saved and left at room temp in order to note retraction, red cell fall-out and clot lysis.
Single Tube Method
Normal value for the quantitative tests for determination of clot retraction
30-69 min. and complete in 18-24 hrs.
Thrombocyte Deficiencies
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombosthenia or Glanzmann’s dse
Clot characteristics:
Clot nonretractile or retracts poorly. Clot edematous/friable, but coagulates normally.
Thrombocytopenia, Thrombosthenia or Glanzmann’s dse
Fibrinogen dse
Afibrinogemia
Hypofibrinogemia
Fibrinolysis
Dysfibrinogemia
Clot characteristics:
Small clots; increased red cell expressed from the clot
Dysfibrinogemia
Clot characteristics:
Blood does not clot
Afibrinogemia
Clot characteristics:
Clot is normal; increased red cell fall-out
Hypofibrinogemia
Clot characteristics:
Clot is absent or moth eaten and frayed; increased red cell fall-out; serum will lyse normal clots
Fibrinolysis
Increased in blood constituents
Thrombocythemia or Polycythemia
Hyperproteinemia
Clot characteristics:
Rapid sedimentation of red cells; layered clot; clot may not retract or may retract poorly
Hyperproteinemia
Clot characteristics:
Defectivd retraction; clot flabby/fragile; increased red cell fall-out
Thrombocythemia or Polycythemia
Delayed Clotting
Severe “hemaphiloid” state: hemophilia
Increase in anticoagulants
Clot characteristics:
Slow clotting time with sedimentation of red cells; clot retraction is normal
Hemophilia
Clot characteristics:
Increase in red cells and in fluid fall-out; clot may reform after initial partial clot removed
Increase in anticoagulants
Similar with single tube method but it does not use graduated
Stefanini Method
Blood is allowed to clot in a test tube containing a glass rod and retraction is observed.
MacFarlane Method