Primary hemostasis (blank) Flashcards
Vascular System:
arteries, capillaries and veins
Platelets – productions is influenced by _______
produced in the ________
THROMBOPOIETIN
liver or kidneys
Maturation time from the blast stage to platelet formation is
typically ______
5 days
Normal marrow contains approximately ________ (equates to ~ 5 to 10 megakaryocytes per
10× power field when bone marrow smears are microscopically examined)
15 million
megakaryocyte.
Normal circulation life of a platelet is ______
8 to 10 days
Platelets are removed by __________
or by __________
macrophage in the liver and spleen;
active use in daily coagulation mechanisms.
Circulating platelets are distributed between the _____ and
______:
a. ____ in spleen
b. platelet count is _____ in patients without a spleen and ____ in patients with splenomegaly enlarged spleen.
spleen
blood
a. 1/3
b. higher; lower
Regulation of the platelet count
Under normal conditions the platelet count (or mass) is
______, even with active use. This indicates a feedback
system that adjusts production to consumption.
(1) Rebound ______ occurs after platelet transfusion.
(2) Rebound _____ occurs after platelet depletion.
constant
(1) thrombocytopenia
(2) thrombocytosis
Regulation of the platelet count
Feedback stimulus results in an ______, which increases platelet volume and number. It also affects _______, which results in more megakaryoblast.
increased megakaryoblast
endomitosis;
committed unipotential stem cells
1st response to injured vessel.
Initiated by _____ and _____ derived from platelets and endothelial cells
Vasoconstriction
serotonin and thromboxane A2
Formation of Primary Hemostatic Plug or Platelet Plug:
Adhesion
Activation
Secretion
Aggregation
_______ - platelet adherence to exposed subendothelial
surface*
*collagen – in ___ & *glass – in ____
Occurs within ____ after a break in the _____
Occurs in the presence of _____ (receptor for ___:___)
Adhesion
vivo & vitro
1 to 2 mins; endothelium
vWF; vWF: Gp1b
______– morphologic and functional changes in platelets
Agonists that lead to platelet \_\_ are varied & include: 1-4 - - - -
______ – a substrate that is converted to TxA2 by
cyclooxygenase
_______: vasoconstrictor & stimulates platelet
secretion
Activation
Arachidonic acid
Functions of TxA2
______ – release of platelet granules
Alpha granules: (_______)
Dense granules:
_____ – involved in all steps of coagulation (except the contact
factor of the intrinsic pathway of secondary hemostasis)
_____ – stimulates platelet aggregation
______ – vasoconstrictor
Secretion
(platelet factor, platelet-derived GF, platelet
fibrinogen, factor V, vWF, β-thromboglobulin,
thrombospondin, fibronectin & platelet albumin)
Ca
ADP
Serotonin
______ – platelet attachment to each other
Requires ______(receptor for ______: GpIIb-IIIa
Aggregation
fibrinogen & Ca
fibrinogen
Glycoprotein Receptors:
GpIb – receptor for vWF
GpIIb-IIIa – receptor for fibrinogen
GpVa – receptor for thrombin
events in primary hemostasis include:
VASOCONSTRICTION PLATELET ADHESION PLATELET ACTIVATION PLATELET SECRETION PLATELET AGGREGATION PRIMARY HEMOSTATIC PLUG or PLATELET PLUG FORMATION
HEREDITARY CONNECTIVE TISSUE DEFECTS:
EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME;
PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM
ACQUIRED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DEFECTS:
SCURVY
SENILE PURPURA
HEREDITARY ALTERATIONS OF VESSEL WALL SYNDROME:
HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA
(OSLER-WEBER-RENDU DISEASE);
CONGENITAL HEMANGIOMATA
(KASABACH-MERRITT SYNDROME)
ACQUIRED ALTERATIONS OF VESSEL WALL SYNDROME:
DIABETES MELLITUS
AMYLOIDOSIS
ENDOTHELIAL DAMAGE:
AUTOIMMUNE VASCULAR PURPURA:
- Drug-induced purpura
- Allergic (HENOCH-SCHÖNLEIN PURPURA)
INFECTIOUS PURPURA
Drug-induced purpura:
Quinine, procaine, penicillin, aspirin, sulfonamides,
sedatives, coumarins
It is associated with abdominal pain secondary to GI bleeding
Henoch purpura
It is associated with joint pain
Schönlein purpura
Bacteria, viruses and parasites
INFECTIOUS PURPURA
Most common inherited vascular disorder; blood
vessel walls are thin and lack smooth muscle
HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA
OSLER-WEBER-RENDU DISEASE
Blood vessel tumor
CONGENITAL HEMANGIOMATA
KASABACH-MERRITT SYNDROME
Large vessels may become atherosclerotic and capillary basement membrane may thicken thus blocking normal blood flow
DIABETES MELLITUS
Deposition of fibrillar protein causing vessel obstruction
AMYLOIDOSIS
Increased vascular fragility; lack of peptidase that converts procollagen to collage
EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME
Elastic fibers in small arteries are calcified & structurally abnormal
PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM
Defect in collagen synthesis due to deficiency of Vit C or
ascorbic acid
SCURVY
Degradation of collagen and elastin
SENILE PURPURA
decrease in the no. of circulating platelet
Thrombocytopenia
Decrease Production:
______– decrease RBC, WBC & platelets
(Congenital: Fanconi’s anemia; Acquired: exposure to radiation, drugs (Chloramphenicol) & benzene)
_____ – Chlorothiazide (selective suppression of the
megakaryocyte)
______ – space-occupying lesion in the bone marrow such
as metastatic tumor, fibrosis, or leukemia
aplastic anemia/ Pancytopenia
Drug Toxicity
Myelophthisic process
Increased Loss or Destruction:
______ – extensive blood transfusion is often accompanied by
thrombocytopenia, and the degree of which is directly proportional to the
no. of units transfused
_____– mass consumption of platelets
_____– autoantibody directed against platelet
Dilution loss
DIC
ITP
most common cause of thrombocytopenia in children; acquired after a viral illness such as measles, chickenpox, rubella or infectious mononucleosis
Acute ITP
_______– occurs in adults
Chronic ITP – occurs in adults
Increased Platelet Sequestration by Spleen:
Splenomegaly – 50 – 90% of platelets may be sequestered
increase in number of circulating platelets
Thrombocytosis
Thrombocytosis:
It is uncontrolled proliferation of platelets
primary (autonomous)