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Vein Thrombosis

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Red thrombi of RBC embedded in fibrin, treat with anticoagulants

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Coronary Artery Thrombosis

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White thrombi of platelets embedded in fibrin, treat with antiplatelets

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Phases of Hemostasis

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Vascular spasm where blood vessel is damaged, clotting factors cleave prothrombin into thrombin, platelet plug forms, thrombin IIa cleaves fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin, coagulation occurs

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Platelet Pathway

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NO, prostacyclin, or ADPase activate platelets that produce TXA2 and ADP, activating more platelets, activated platelets aggregate due to clotting factors, fibrin deposits and it becomes a clot

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The Clotting Cascade

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Vascular injury releases tissue factor, factor VIIa is produced, factor X is activated, activating factor II prothrombin to factor IIa thrombin, that cleaves fibrinogen into fibrin

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Zymogens

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Precursor proteins, most clotting factors

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Factor IV

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Ca++, cofactor for thrombin activation and fibrinogen to fibrin

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Blood Coagulation

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Activation of prothrombin activators, thrombin activation, and fibrin formation, 12 zymogen factors work together

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Antithrombin III

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AT, inhibits coagulation through fibrinolysis

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Conditions Requiring Anticoagulant

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Thrombosis, coronary syndrome, arterial fibrillation, stroke, ischemic heart disease, thromboembolic disease in IMHA, antithrombotic prophylaxis

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Anticoagulatns

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Modify the coagulation cascade, heparin and LMWHs, warfarin and coumarin derivatives, thrombin inhibitors, and factor Xa inhibitors

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Heparin

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Binds AT and enhances inhibitory effects, inactivating IIa and Xa, found in mast cells

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Heparin Use

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Excessive clotting or risk of clotting, thromboembolic disease, venous thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, pulmonary thromboembolism, laminitis, endotoxic shock, burns

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Unfractionated Heparin

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Inactivates thrombin and factor Xa

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Low Molecular Weight Heparin

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Inactivates factor Xa, dalteparin and enoxaparin

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Heparin Dosing

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AT levels affect efficacy, variable PK, activated partial thromboplastin time test

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Heparin Adverse Effects

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Bleeding problems, thrombocytopenia, overdose causes excessive anticoagulation and bleeding

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Heparin Overdose Reversal

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Protamine sulfate binds acidic heparin to create inactive salt

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LMWH Advantages

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Greater activity and safety, predictable PK

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Dalteparin

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LMWH, binds AT to increase AT mediated inhibition of synthesis and activity of factor Xa

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Dalteparin Adverse Effects

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Bleeding, hematoma from IM admin, prolonged elimination from renal disease, drug interactions

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Enoxaparin

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LMWH, binds AT to increase AT mediated inhibition of synthesis and activity of factor Xa

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Enoxaparin Adverse Effects

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Bleeding, hematoma from IM, prolonged elimination from renal disease, drug interactions

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Vitamin K

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Essential for hepatic synthesis of prothrombin factors II, VII, IX, and X

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Coumarin Derivatives

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Anticoagulants, warfarin, dicumarol, acenocoumarol, reduce production of vitamin K dependent factors by inhibiting vitamin K regeneration

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Coumarin Derivative Uses

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Decrease thrombosis tendency in dogs, treat clots in vein or artery, reduce risk of stroke or heart attack

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Coumarin Derivative Adverse Effects

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Decreased blood clotting, spontaneous bleeding, excessive bleeding, drug interactions with aspirin and clopidogrel

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Vitamin K Deficiency

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Excessive bleeding due to failure of fibrin clot formation, poisoning by warfarin, treat with menadione

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Heparin Characteristics

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Accelerates antithrombin activity, immediate onset, short duration, parenteral admin, treat overdose with protamine, test with clotting time

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Warfarin Characteristics

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Inhibits hepatic synthesis of vitamin K dependent clotting factors, delayed onset, long duration, oral admin, treat overdose with vitamin K, test with prothrombin time

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Factor Xa Inhibitors

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Rivaroxaban and apixaban, predictable PK, no monitoring needed, less affected by diet, short half life and unable to be reversed

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Thrombin Inhibitors

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Dabigatran, less drug interaction, reversed with Idarucizumab, can cause bleeding and GI problems

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Hemophilia

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Inherited deficiency of clotting factors, diagnosed by blood test and coagulation time test

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Hemophilia Treatment

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Blood transfusion, cryoprecipitate from blood, factor VIII

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Hemophilia A

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Lack of factor VIII, X linked and common in males, spontaneous bleeding into muscle, joints, or under skin, hemorrhage in chest or abdomen, excessive bleeding after surgery

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Hemophilia A Diagnosis

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During surgery, in young animals with excessive bleeding, bleeding of gums, may be stillborn or die as neonate

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Factor VIII

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Cofactor of factor IX to activate factor X

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Hemophilia B

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Lack of factor IX, milder than hemophilia A, spontaneous bleeding, not noticed until emergency

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Hemophilia C

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Extremely rare factor XI deficiency, bleeding induced by trauma or surgery and can be delayed

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Von Willibrand Disease

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Most common inherited clotting disease, lack of vWB factor important for platelet adhesion

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Predisposition to Thrombosis

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Injury to vessel wall, altered blood flow, abnormal coagulation

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Arterial Thrombus

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Atherosclerosis, can cause ischemia, carotid emboli can cause stroke

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Venous Thrombus

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Forms an embolus, venous emboli can go to pulmonary artery and cause pulmonary embolism

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Embolism

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Thrombus that has traveled far from where it formed

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Thromboembolic Diseases

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Feline cardiomyopathy, pulmonary endarteritis from heartworms, membranous glomerulonephritis, mild disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, pulmonary thromboembolism, vasculitis, laminitis, navicular disease

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Aspirin

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Binds COX-1 preventing TXA2 synthesis that activates platelets, metabolized in liver, cats require less dosage, excreted by kidney

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Aspirin MOA

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Binds platelet COX1 preventing TXA2 formation and preventing vasoconstriction at low doses, binds COX2 preventing prostaglandin production and causing analgesia at high doses

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Clopidogrel

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Prodrug, metabolite blocks platelet aggregation, used with aspirin but preferred in vet med

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Clopidogrel Adverse Effects

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Vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea

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Clopidogrel MOA

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Active metabolite irreversibly binds P2Y12 ADP receptors on platelets, blocking platelet aggregation

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Ticlopidine

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P2Y12 receptor inhibitor, rarely used in animals, causes adverse effects in cats

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Abciximab

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Antibody to anti-glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor preventing thrombosis during percutaneous coronary intervention

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Abciximab MOA

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Reversibly binds platelet IIb/IIIa receptor that binds fibrinogen, vWB factor, and other adhesive platelet molecules

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Fibrinolysis

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Antithrombin III breaks down fibrin in blood clots, tPA and factor XIa and XIIa activate plasminogen to plasmin that degrades fibrin

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Streptokinase

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Plasminogen activator, thrombolytic medication, combines with plasminogen to form activator complexes that convert plasminogen to plasmin

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Streptokinase Therapeutic Effects

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Lysis of thrombi in cat heart attack, lysis of pulmonary embolism in dog, deep venous thrombosis in dog

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Streptokinase Adverse Effects

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Systemic fibrinolysis, coagulopathy, serious hemorrhage, metabolic acidosis, bleeding, death

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Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator

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rt-PA, protease with specificity for fibrin within thrombi, causes less systemic bleeding problems, high mortality in cats

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Antifibrinolytics

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Promote hemostasis, aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid, lysine compounds that bind to fibrin to decrease fibrinolysis

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Regenerative Anemia

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Bone marrow produces normal RBC but blood loss occurs

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Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

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Breakdown of RBC

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Nonregenerative Anemia

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Deficiency of blood cell production

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Erythropoietin

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Produced by kidneys, stimulates RBC production in bone marrow

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Iron Deficiency Anemia

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Hemoglobin contains iron to bind to O2, most common in dogs and piglets after chronic blood loss

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Sickle Cell Anemia

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Mutation in hemoglobin gene causes malformation of subunit, deformity of RBC restricts O2 carrying capacity

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Oxbryta

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Inhibits hemoglobin beta polymerization and RBC sickling

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Vitamin B12 Anemia

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Cobalamin creates heme portion, deficiency results in low RBC and hematological and neuro problems

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Ferdex B12

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Injectable B12 for treatment of iron deficient anemia

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Azathioprine

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Immune suppressant, decreases purine metabolism, treats IMHA and immune mediated thrombocytopenia

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Azathioprine Adverse Effects

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Bone marrow suppression, CI toxicity, liver toxicity, pancreatitis in dogs

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Cyclophosphamide

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Immunosuppressant with cytotoxic effects on lymphocytes

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Cyclophosphamide Adverse Effects

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Bone marrow suppression and sterile hemorrhagic cystitis in dogs

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Cyclosporine

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Inhibits T cell signal transduction, suppresses IL2, blocks T cell activation, treats IMHA and immune mediated thrombocytopenia

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Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents

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Epoetin alpha and darbepoetin, stimulate erythropoiesis to treat anemia

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Chronic Non Regenerative Anemia

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Common in cats, decreased erythropoietin production, treat with darbepoetin

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