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Theme 2: Lecture 6 - Bleeding disorders Flashcards

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What causes bleeding disorders

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  • Vascular disorders
  • Platelet disorders
  • Defective coagulation
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What pattern of bleeding is seen in vascular and platelet disorders

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bleeding into mucous membranes and skin

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What pattern of bleeding is seen in coagulation disorders

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Bleeding into joints and soft tissues

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haemarthrosis

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Bleeding into the joints

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What causes vascular bleeding

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problems with the vessel wall

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Name 2 inherited vascular bleeding disorders

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  • Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia

- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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Name 3 acquired vascular bleeding disorders

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  • Scurvy
  • Steroids
  • Senile
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What is hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia also known as

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Osler-Weber-Rendu

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What are 2 platelet disorders

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  • Thrombocytopenia

- Defective function

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Normal platelet range

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150-400 x 10^9/L

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Thrombocytopenia platelet range

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<150 /L

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When are there symptoms of thrombocytopenia

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Platelets < 10/L

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Symptoms of thrombocytopenia

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  • Epistaxis
  • GI bleeds
  • Menorrhagia
  • bruising
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Epistaxis

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Nose bleeds

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acquired causes of thrombocytopenia

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  • Immune thrombocytopenia purapura (ITP)
  • Drug related
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
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DIC

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  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • abnormal blood clotting throughout the body’s blood vessels
  • caused by another disease or condition that makes the body’s normal blood clotting process become overactive.
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ITP

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  • Immune thrombocytopenia purapura

- Autoimmune condition where body generates antibodies against own platelets

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Treatment options for ITP if bleeding or platelets are below 20/L

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  • steroids and/or intravenous immunoglobulins
  • thromboietin agonists
  • immunosuppression
  • splenectomy
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Romiplostim

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a thromboietin agonist

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Rituximab

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an immunosuppression drug

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thromboietin

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Hormone that stimulates production of platelets

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Name an inherited platelet disorder

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Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia

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What causes acquired platelet disorders

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Drugs e.g.

  • Aspirin
  • NSAIDs
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NSAIDs

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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What are disorders of coagulation due to
defect in the coagulation cascade
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APTT
Activated partial thromboplastin time
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What does the APTT assess
- The intrinsic pathway | - Factors VIII, IX, XI, XII
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PT
Prothrombin time
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What does the PT assess
- The extrinsic pathway | - Factors II, V, VII, X
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TT
Thrombin time
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What does the TT assess
The common terminal pathway
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What are the tests for coagulation
- APTT = activated partial thromboplastin time - PT = prothrombin time - TT = thrombin time - Fibrinogen level - Clotting factor assays (normal level 100%) - Bleeding time (time to stop bleeding) - no longer done - D-dimers = breakdown products of fibrin clot
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What are the inherited coagulation disorders
- Haemophilia A and B | - von Willebrand disease
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What causes Haemophilia A
Factor VIII deficiency
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What causes Haemophilia B
Factor IX deficiency
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Clinical features of Haemophilia
- Spontaneous bleeding into joints and muscle - Unexpected post-operative bleeding - Chronic debilitating joint disease - Family history in majority of cases - X-linked recessive
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Haematoma
An accumulation of blood in the tissues
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Diagnosis for haemophilia
-Prolonged APTT -Normal PT -Low factor VIII or IX levels <1% = severe; 1-5% = moderate; >5% = mild haemophilia
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Treatment for haemophilia
- infusions of recombinant factor VIII or factor IX to 50-100% of normal - Prophylactic treatment has revolutionised management of haemophilia patients
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Tests for diagnosing von Willebrand disease
- Prolonged APTT - Normal PT - Low vWF antigen level and/or vWF function - Low factor VIII level - Prolonged bleeding time - Defective platelet function
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Treatment of von Willebrand disease
- Desmopressin AKA DDAVP - anti-fibrinolytics - Plasma products
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What does desmopressin (DDAVP) do
stimulates release of von Willebrand factor from Weibel-Palade storage bodies from endothelial cells
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Weibel-Palade bodies
small storage granules in the endothelial cells of the blood vessels and heart
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von Willebrand disease
- Autosomal dominant disease | - Deficiency of von Willebrand factor and factor VIII in the plasma
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Symptoms of von Willebrand disease
- Mucocutaneous bleeds - nosebleeds - menorrhagia
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What is von Willebrand factor
- large multimeric protein that carries factor VIII in the blood - vWF also binds platelets to endothelial collagen
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What are some acquired causes of coagulation disorders
- Liver disease - Vitamin K deficiency - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
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How does liver disease cause coagulation disorders
- Deficient synthesis of clotting proteins | - Impaired platelet function and fibrinolysis
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How does DIC cause coagulation disorders
- Release of pro-coagulant material into circulation - Results in consumption of clotting factors - Causes both bleeding and thrombosis to occur
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What is seen in meningococcal DIC
- Prolonged PT, APTT, TT - Low fibrinogen, low platelets - Raised D-dimers or FDPs (fibrin degradation products)
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Anti-coagulation drugs
- Heparin - Warfarin - DOACs = direct oral anti-coagulants - Direct thombin inhibitors - Factor Xa inhibitors
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What is heparin used to treat
MIs, PEs, DVTs
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What is warfarin used to treat
PEs, DVTs, AF, prosthetic valves
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DOACs
direct oral anti coagulants
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name 2 direct thrombin inhibitors
- dabigatran | - argatroban
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Name 2 factor Xa inhibitors
- rivaroxaban | - apixaban
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What is vitamin K required for
for gamma-carboxylation of factors II, VII, IX, X
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What is vitamin K inhibited by
Warfarin
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INR
- International normalized ratio | - Standard measurement that works out how long it takes blood to clot
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What causes vitamin K deficiency
- Malabsorption of vitamin K - Biliary obstruction (jaundice) - Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (give 1mg at birth)

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