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Vascular Disorders & Thrombosis 2 Flashcards

1
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Physiologic response at the site of blood vessel injury to seal the injured vessel and prevent blood loss

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Normal hemostasis

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What are the three general components involved in hemostasis?

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Platelets, clotting factors, endothelium

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Hemostasis mediated by platelets

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Primary hemostasis

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4
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Hemostasis mediated by clotting factors

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Secondary hemostasis

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5
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What are the two possible outcomes of failed hemostasis?

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Blood loss (hemorrhage) or inappropriate clot formation (thrombosis)

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6
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What is the purpose of arteriolar vasoconstriction in the hemostasis process?

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To reduce blood flow to the injured area

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What is the purpose of “primary hemostasis” in the hemostasis process?

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To form the primary hemostatic plug

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How do platelets respond to the exposure of subendothelial von Willebrand factor (vWF)?

(5 steps)

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Through adhesion, shape change, granule release, recruitment, and aggregation

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What is done during primary hemostatic coagulation testing?

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  • Blood smear evaluation and platelet count
  • Buccal mucosal bleeding time (to see how long it takes for primary clot to form)
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What is the purpose of “secondary hemostasis” in the hemostasis process?

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To deposit fibrin and form a secondary hemostatic plug

(mediated by: the coagulation cascade)

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What process does secondary hemostasis follow?

(4 steps)

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  • Tissue factor (TF) release
  • Coagulation factor activation (involving TF and platelet phospholipid)
  • Thrombin activation
  • Fibrin polymerization
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12
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Which pathway is associated with coagulation factor VII?

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Extrinsic

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Which pathway is associated with coagulation factors XII, XI, IX, and X?

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Intrinsic

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14
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Which pathway is associated with coagulation factors X, V, II, and I (fibrinogen)?

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Common

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What are the (4) vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors assessed during coagulation assays (PT, aPTT)?

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II, VII, IX, and X

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Which anticoagulant substance is found in lavender-top blood tubes, and inhibits clotting by removing/chelating calcium from the blood?

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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)

17
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What is the purpose of “anti-thrombotic counter-regulation” in the hemostasis process?

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To limit the size of the hemostatic plug

(mediated by: tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and thrombomodulin)

18
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Describe what occurs during the fibrinolytic system.

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Plasminogen is activated into plasmin by t-PA, and plasmin breaks fibrin down into fibrin degradation products (FDPs) or fibrin-derived D-dimers

19
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Increased _____ indicates increased fibrinolysis - examples include disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) or blood clot formation

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FDP

20
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Degradation products of insoluble cross-linked fibrin that are more specific than FDPs as an indicator of blood clot formation and fibrinolysis - examples include DIC or recent thrombus formation

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D-dimers

21
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Which anticoagulant substance is found in light blue-top blood tubes, and inhibits clotting by chelating calcium and preventing the coagulation cascade?

A

Sodium citrate

22
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Anticoagulant properties of the endothelium:

Thrombomodulin receptors bind thrombin, which activates the ______ C /______ S complex to inhibit factors Va and VIIIa.

(Same word for both spaces!)

A

Protein

23
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Anticoagulant properties of the endothelium:

Heparin-like molecules activate ____________ ____, which inhibits thrombin and factors Xa and IXa.

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Antithrombin III (also abbreviated to ATIII)

24
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Anticoagulant properties of the endothelium:

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) inhibits factor ______.

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VIIa

25
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Procoagulant properties of the endothelium:

Injured endothelium releases ____ ____________ factor to stimulate platelet adhesion and ________ factor to promote thrombus formation.

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Von Willebrand; tissue

26
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Which anticoagulant substance is found in green-top blood tubes, and inhibits clotting by activating antithrombin?

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Heparin

27
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A type of “pinpoint” hemorrhage

A

Petechia

28
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A type of hemorrhage that occurs in a focal, confined space

A

Hematoma

29
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A type of hemorrhage where blood accumulates in the pericardial sac

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Hemopericardium

30
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A type of hemorrhage where blood accumulates in the peritoneal cavity

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Hemoperitoneum

31
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A type of hemorrhage where blood accumulates in the thoracic cavity

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Hemothorax

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