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Venous Thrombosis Flashcards

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What are the types of thrombotic events?

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Arterial = coronary, cerebral, peripheral
Venous = DVT, PE
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What kind of pressure systems are the vascular systems?

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Arterial = high pressure
Venous = low pressure
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What are the features of arterial thromboses?

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Atherosclerosis = cholesterol pushed into vessel walls

Platelet rich thrombus

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What is the treatment of arterial thrombosis?

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Aspirin and other anti-platelets = modify risk factors for atherosclerosis

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What are the features of venous thrombosis?

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No atherosclerosis as low pressure
Activates coagulation cascade = clot rich in fibrin
Platelets not activated

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What are the risk factors for venous thrombosis?

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Stasis, vessel wall (valve degeneration), hypercoagulability

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What are the symptoms of a DVT?

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Hot, swollen and tender limb

Pitting oedema

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What can a DVT lead to?

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May embolise and cause a PE = pulmonary infarction, pleuritic chest pain, CV collapse, right heart failure, hypoxia

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What age group are VTEs more common in?

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Older patients = risk increases with age

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What are the risk factors for VTE?

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Age, obesity, pregnancy, puerperium, oestrogen therapy, previous DVT/PE, trauma/surgery, malignancy, paralysis, infection, thrombophilia

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What is hypercoagulability associated with?

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Tissue factor release, raised vWF and factor VIII

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What are thrombophilias?

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Disorders of haemostatic mechanism which are likely to predispose to thrombosis

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What are the mechanisms of thrombophilia?

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Increased coagulation activity = primary or secondary haemostasis
Decreased fibrinolytic activity = rare
Decreased anticoagulant activity = most common

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What is the co-factor of protein C?

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Protein S

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What causes factor V leiden?

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Single base pair change = factor V works normally in haemostasis but doesn’t bind as well to protein C for anticoagulation

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What are the causes of hereditary thrombophilia?

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Factor V leiden, prothrombin 20210 mutation, antithrombin deficiency, protein C deficiency, protein S deficiency

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When would you suspect hereditary thrombophilias?

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Unprovoked venous thrombosis <45 years old
Recurrent venous thrombosis
Unusual venous thrombosis
Family history of thrombophilia or venous thrombosis

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What is the management of hereditary thrombophilia?

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Advice on avoiding risk
Short term prophylaxis to prevent thrombotic events during periods of known risk
Short term anticoagulation to treat thrombotic events
Long term anticoagulation if recurrent thrombotic events

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What increases risk of recurrent thrombosis?

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History of previous thrombosis = biggest risk factor
Spontaneous thrombosis rather than acquired transient risk factor
Family history or thrombophilia

20
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What is a cause of acquired thrombophilia?

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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

21
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Is antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or hereditary thrombophilia a stronger risk factor for thrombosis?

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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

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What are the features of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?

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Recurrent arterial and venous thromboses
Recurrent foetal loss
Mild thrombocytopenia

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What causes antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?

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Antibodies cause change in B2 glycoprotein 1 = leads to activation of both primary and secondary haemostasis plus vessel wall abnormalities

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What are the features of the autoantibodies present in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?

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Specific for anionic phospholipids
Prolong antiphospholipid dependent coagulation test in vitro
Also known as lupus anticoagulants

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What effect does antiphospholipid antibody syndrome have on the activated partial thromboplastin time?

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Prolongs it

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What are the associations of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?

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Autoimmune conditions, lymphoproliferative disease, viral infections, drugs, idiopathic (most common)

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How is antiphospholipid antibody syndrome treated?

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Aspirin and warfarin

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