Primary Hemostasis Flashcards
Stoppage of blood flow
Hemostasis
Normal volume of blood
5-6L
Cellular element of hemostasis that surrounds the vessel
Extravascular tissue factor (TF)
Cellular element of hemostasis where the blood flows
Vascular Intima
The stage of hemostasis that refers to the role of blood vessels and platelets
Primary Hemostasis
Two elements involved in Primary Hemostasis
Blood Vessels and Platelets
The final product of primary hemostasis
Platelet plug / Hemostatic plug
A general test performed to assess primary hemostasis
Bleeding Time
In platelet adhesion, platelets adhere to _
Collagen
Needed for normal platelet adhesion
vWF
Bridge between platelet and collagen
vWF
Bernard-Soulier disease is also known
Giant Platelet syndrome
Bernard-Soulier disease has a deficiency in the _ receptor for vWF
GPIB/IX/V
Refers to the morphologic and functional changes in platelets
Platelet Activation
In platelet activation, platelets become spherical with _ formation
Pseudopod
Elements responsible for the formation of actomyosin
Actin, myosin and Ca2+
A vasoconstrictor that stimulates platelet secretion
Thromboxane A2
A drug that inhibits cyclooxygenase
Aspirin
The eicosanoid pathway is otherwise known as
Thromboxane A2 Synthesis pathway / Arachidonic acid metabolism pathway
A substage of primary hemostasis which is responsible for the release of granules
Platelet secretion
Thromboxane A2 precursor
Arachidonic acid
Only Alpha granule deficiency
Gray platelet syndrome
Enumerate the dense granule deficiencies
- Hermansky-Pudlak
- Chediak-Higashi
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Primary substance needed in platelet aggregation
Fibrinogen
Platelet receptor for fibrinogen
GPIIb/IIIa
Deficiency in GPIIbIIIa
Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia
End product of Secondary Hemostasis
Fibrin clot
The general test for assessing secondary hemostasis
Clotting time
Elements involved in secondary hemostasis
Coagulation Factors
it is the production and maturation of platelets
Megakaryopoiesis / Thrombopoiesis
The time it takes to complete process of megakaryopoiesis
5 days
Primary stimulatory protein for megakaryopoiesis
Thrombopoietin
Site for the sequestration (storage) of platelets
Spleen
The major organ that produces TPO
Liver
Normal Value of platelet count
150,000-400,000 /uL or 150-400 x10^9/L
What happens to the platelet count of the patient when there is Splenomegaly
Decreased platelet count
What happens to the platelet count of the patient when there is Splenectomy
Increased platelet count
Megakaryocyte progenitors resemble _ under light microscopy
Lymphocytes
Three megakaryocyte Progenitors
- BFU-Meg
- CFU-Meg
- LD-CFU- Meg
The first stage of endomitosis in the platelet maturation series
LD-CFU- Meg
A type of cell division wherein there is nuclear division, but no cytoplasmic division
Endomitosis
How many stages does the megakaryopoiesis have?
6
Last stage of megakaryopoiesis capable of endomitosis
Promegakaryocyte/ MK-II
Reason for the increased N: C ratio of platelet maturation series
Endomitosis
The largest blood cell in the bone marrow smear
Mature Megakaryocyte / MK-III
The largest blood cell in a normal peripheral blood smear
Monocytes
The largest blood cell
Megakaryocytes
The smallest blood cell fragment
Platelets / Thrombocytes
Diameter of mature megakaryocyte
40-120 um
Diameter of platelets
2-5 um
Not a true cell
Platelets
Parts of a platelet
- Chromomere
2. Hyalomere
The chromatin of MK II
Moderately condensed
Describe the platelet production if the megakaryocytes possess more nuclear lobes
Higher platelet production
The first stage where Demarcating Membrane System is first formed
Promegakaryocyte
Process wherein there is release of an abundance of platelet fragments
Platelet shedding
Mean Platelet volume
8-10 fL
Four areas of the platelets
PSOM
- Peripheral
- Sol-gel
- Organelle
- Membranous
The life span of platelets
10 days
The mean platelet volume is inversely proportional to _
Platelet count
MPV should be based on specimens that are _ hrs. old
1-4 hrs. old
The outermost layer of the platelets
Peripheral Zone
Another name of actomyosin
Thrombosthenin
Important in clot retraction
Actomyosin / Thrombosthenin
Area of the platelet containing microfilaments and microtubules
Sol-gel zone
Microfilaments in the sol-gel zone
Actin & Myosin
Microtubule in the sol-gel zone
Tubulin
The protein responsible for the maintenance of the platelet’s disc shape/cytoskeleton
Tubulin
Area of the platelet where granules are located
Organelle zone
Two types of membranous system
- Open Canalicular System (Surface connecting system)
2. Dense Tubular System
Part of the membranous system where the eicosanoid pathway occurs
Dense Tubular System
Part of the membranous system where the granules are released
Open Canalicular System (Surface connecting