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PP 5 Thrombosis + Embolism Flashcards

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Thrombosis defintion

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Formation of solid mass of blood within the circulatory system

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Thrombus definition

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Solid mass of blood within circulatory system

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Clot defintion

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Mass of blood outside vessel wall

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4
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Thrombus vs clot

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Thrombus is within circulatory system
Clot is outside circulatory system

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What is Virchow’s triad?

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Thrombus form when there’s abnormalities in:
- vascular wall
- blood flow
- blood components

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What can cause damage to vascular system?

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Atheroma
Inflammation - vasculitis
Direct injury
Damage to heart

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Atheroma definition

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Degeneration of arteries due to fatty deposition

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What causes change to blood flow?

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Stasis
Turbulent blood flow

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Stasis in blood meaning

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Slowing of blood

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Causes of blood stasis

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Narrowing of vessels
Low BP
Immobility

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Causes of turbulent blood flow

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Defects in walls + heart valves
Atrial fibrillation

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12
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Hypercoagulable state of blood meaning

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Sticky blood

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Who is at risk of hypercoagulable blood?

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Smokers
Pregnancy + post-partum
Trauma + burns
Post-operative patients
Genetic diseases e.g anti thrombin III deficiency

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14
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Appearance of an atrial thrombus

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Pale
Granular
Lower cell content
Lines of Zahn

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15
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Appearance of a venous thrombus

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Deep red
Soft
Gelatinous
Higher cell content

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16
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Why are lines of Zahn present in arterial thrombi but not venous?

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There is a degree of shielding by valves in veins

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17
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Describe the formation of thrombus

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1- platelets are activated
2- platelets aggregate + bind together by fibrin
3- RBCs get trapped
4- thrombus formed

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18
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Role of plasmin

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Degrades fibrin
Dissolves thrombus

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19
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What is a breakdown product of fibrin?

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D-dimers

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20
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What can D-diners be detected in the blood for?

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Indicate clotting occurring

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21
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What converts plasminogen to plasmin/

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tPA tissue plasminogen activator

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22
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What breaksdown fibrin?

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Plasmin

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23
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List possible outcomes of thrombosis

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Lysis
Propagation
Organisation
Recanalisation
Embolism

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24
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What process restores complete blood flow after thrombosis?

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Lysis

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25
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What is lysis of thrombosis?

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Breakdown of thrombus

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26
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What type thrombi does lysis occur to?

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Small ones

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27
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What is propagation of thrombus?

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Spread of thrombosis

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28
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What is organisation of thrombus?

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In growth of fibroblasts + capillaries
Lumen remains obstructed

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29
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What is recanalisation of thrombus?

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Channel formation through an organised thrombus

30
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What process restores partial blood flow after a thrombus?

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Recanalisation

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What is embolism of a thrombus?

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Part of thrombus breaks off
Travels in bloodstream
Lodges at distant site

32
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Effects of venous thrombosis

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Congestion
Oedema
Ischaemia
Infarction

33
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Common locations of venous thrombosis

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Cavernous sinus
Subclavian vein
Inferior vena cava
Uteroplacental
Deep vein thrombosis

34
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Effects of arterial thrombosis

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Ischaemia
Infarction
Dependent on site + collateral blood supply

35
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Common locations of arterial thrombosis

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Cerebral artery
Carotid artery
Coronary artery
Mesenteric + renal artery
Femoral, iliac + popliteal artery

36
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What can thrombosis in cerebral artery cause?

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Ischaemic stroke

37
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What can thrombosis in coronary artery cause?

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Myocardial infarction

38
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Embolism definition

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Blockage of blood vessel by solid, liquid or gas at distant site room organ

39
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Examples of embolisms

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Thrombus
Air
Amniotic fluid
Nitrogen
Medical equipment
Fat
Tumour cells

40
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List come predisposing factors to DVT

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Immobility/bed rest
Post-operative
Pregnancy + post-partum
Oral contraceptives
Severe burns
Cardiac failure
Disseminated cancer
Superficial thrombophlebitis
Obesity
Old age
Previous/family history of DVT

41
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What is Superficial thrombophlebitis?

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Inflammation in superficial vein of leg

42
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What can you do to prevent thromboembolism caused by bed rest?

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Identify patients at high risk
Mobilise early + decrease bed rest
+/- aspirin
Low molecular weight heparin subcutaneously
Leg compression during surgery e.g. TED stockings + ‘flowtron boots’

43
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Different types of pulmonary thromboembolisms + their effects

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  • massive coiled embolus in main PA - death
  • small embolus lodges in peripheral PA - pulmonary infarct
  • multiple repeated small emboli - pulmonary hypertension
44
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What can be used to identify DVT in leg?

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Ultrasound

45
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What can be used to identify an embolism?

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CT pulmonary angiogram

46
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Why are NOAC/DOACs better than oral warfarin

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Easier to manage - no tests needed
Warfarin requires many tests
Easy to accidentally overdose on warfarin

47
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What does NOAC/DOAC stand for?

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Noval/Direct Oral AntiCoagulant

48
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Examples of NOAC/DOACs

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Rivaroxaban
Apixaban
Dabigatron

49
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Treatments of thrombosis

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Clot busters/thrombolysis
Low molecular weight heparin
Oral warfarin
NOAC/DOAC
Embolectomy
Filters in IVc
Aspirin

50
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Examples of clot busters

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Streptokinase
Ateplase

51
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How has warfarin work?

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Inhibits synthesis of vitamin K dependent clotting factors

52
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What drug increases PT and is monitored by regular INR measurements?

53
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Conditions for which warfarin is used

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DVT
Pulmonary embolism
Cardiac arrhythmias
After cardiac valve replacement

54
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What tests are needed if you are in warfarin?

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PT/INR test

55
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What effect would a paracetamol overdose have on clotting tests?
Why?

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PT raised
Paracetamol toxicity > liver failure
Prothrombin isn’t produced by the liver

56
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What is prothrombin a test on?

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Extrinsic pathway
Clotting factors made by the liver

57
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What effect would a paracetamol overdose have on blood tests?

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Raised PT
Raised ALT

58
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What effect would a paracetamol overdose have on ALT tests?
Why?

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Increased ALT
Hepatocytes die due to paracetamol toxicity
ALT leaks out of the damaged cell membranes

59
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What is a paracetamol overdose treated with?

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N-acetylcysteine

60
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Why are pregnant women predisposed to DVT?

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  • Pregnancy blood is hypercoagulable
  • The baby can compress venous outflow from legs and cause venous stasis
61
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Why is low molecular weight heparin favoured over warfarin?

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LMW heparins effective immediately
Warfarin takes a few days to become effective

62
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What type of inhibitor is aspirin?

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Non-competitive

63
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What does aspirin do?

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  • Irreversible inhibits cylcooxygenase (enzyme for prostaglandin synthesis)
  • platelets can’t produce thromboxane A2
  • reduced platelet aggregation
64
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What inhibits cyclooxgenase?

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Aspirin - non competitively
Ibuprofen - competitively

65
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What does low molecular weight heparin do?

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Irreversible complexes with and activates antithrombin III

66
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Bleeding time in aspirin

67
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What does cyclooxgenase cataylse?

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Prostaglandin synthesis

68
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Where do the of thrombi that cause majority of pulmonary emboli arise from?

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Deep veins of thigh + popliteal vein

69
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What is most likely cause of thrombi occurring in veins

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Blood stasis

70
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What type of thrombi usually occur at site of endothelial injury?

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Atrial and cardiac thrombi

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