PLATELET FUNCTION TEST Flashcards
Designed to detect qualitative (function) platelet abnormalities in patients with symptoms of mucocutaneous bleeding
Platelet Function Test
Platelet count and blood film is reviewed before the test
Platelet Function Test
Original platelet function test, now obsolete
Bleeding Time Test
First described by Duke (1912) and modified
Ivy (1941) bleeding time
Normal Platelet Function:
1.Resting Platelet
2.Tethering
3.Adhesion
4.Shape Change
5.Stable Aggregation
6.Thrombus Formation
Aggregometry- Platelet adhesion, aggregation, and secretion are assessed using
in-vitro platelet aggregometry
measure platelet function in a suspension of citrated WB or PRP
Aggregometer
Concentration of Sodium citrate tube
3.2% blue top tube
Platelet Rich Plasma – Plasma count:
200 x 300 x 10^9/L
Citrated WB – 3.2% sodium citrate (18-24C)
Platelet Rich Plasma – Plasma count: 200 x
300 x 10^9/L Both tested within?
4 hours of collection
Types of platelet aggregometry
- Optical Platelet Aggregometry
- Whole Blood Aggregometry
- Platelet Lumi Aggregometry
Optical Platelet Aggregometry Sample:
Platelet Rich Plasma
Optical Platelet Aggregometry Principle:
Light Transmittance Aggregometry
Optical Platelet Aggregometry Working temp:
37C
Baseline 0% Transmission scaled down to 100% transmittance
Optical Platelet Aggregometry
4 PHASES of Optical Platelet Aggregometry:
- Baseline
- Shape Change
- Primary-wave aggregation
- ADP/ATP release
- Second-wave aggregation
Normal: the shape of the suspended platelet changes from_____intensity of light transmittance initially decrease, then increases in proportion to the_____
discoid to spherical
degree of shape change