Week 10 Flashcards
What can disorders in primary hemostasis cause
-fatal chronic hemorrhage
-Blood vessel disorders (collagen abnormalities)
-Quantitative PLT disorders
-Qualitative PLT disorders
-Von Willebrand Disease
What is the role of platelets in primary hemostasis
where are they produced
-made from the cytoplasm of bone marrow megakaryocytes
-metabolically active
-initiate and control hemostasis
At time of injury they
-Adhere to site of injury
-aggregate to each other
-secrete granule contents
form a platelet plug
Adhering and activation of platelets
-adhere to no platelet surfaces like subendothelial collagen (in veins and capillaries) with GPIa/IIa and &GPVI (which are platelet receptors that bind to vascular collagen)
-vwf helps to link platelets to collagen in stressed areas like arterioles or arteries with GPIB/IX/V (platelet receptor that binds vwf)
-bind reversibly
-platelet changes shape
What is actin
stimulates transformation from discoid shape to spherical with pseudopods
What are platelets made from
-made from the cytoplasm of bone marrow megakaryocytes
What happens when platelets aggregate?
-bind to each to each other by the GPIIb/IIIa receptor complex activated by Thromboxane A2 & ADP
-they are also released into the environment to activate other PLTs
- GPIIb/IIIa receptor also allows the binding of Fibrinogen and VWF
-once fibrinogen binds the receptor it joins a neighboring PLT
-this is how the plt shape spreads
-irreversible
What does normal aggregation require?
- Intact platelet membrane
- Normal fibrinogen level
- Normal platelet granule secretion
- GPIIb/IIIa complex receptor
- ADP
- Thromboxane A2
Also needs Agonists that stimulate platelet aggregation
-adp
-Thromboxane A2
-Epinephrine
-Collagen
What do platelets secrete at the time of injury
-secrete alpha and dense granules during aggregation and adhesion
-have procoagulant secretion properties and release vwf, FVII, FV, and Fibrinogen
-control secretion properties of Protein S, PAI-1, a2-antiplasmin
-secret Ca, ADP
Thromboxane A2 - what does it cause
causes vasoconstriction and releases Ca2 to activate other platelets
LOOK AT THE CHARTS ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES
How can PLT or Vascular abnormalities present:
-Qualitative or Quantitative
-congenital or acquired
-show as mucocutaneous bleeding , petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis,/bruising, epistaxis, gingival bleeding
What clinical states result in the quantitative plt disorder: Thrombocytosis
Reactive vs Myeloproliferative disorder
-increase platelet count over 450 x 10 ^9/L seen in
Reactive thrombosytosis – 2ndary
-after surgery, splenectomy, blood loss, IDA
-not associated with thrombosis or hemorrhage
-will disappear once the underlying condition is under control
Myeloproliferative disorder
-essential thrombocytopenia, Poly cythemia Vera, CML Primary Myelofibrosis
-causes thrombosis or bleeding
-marked and presistant elevations in PLT count
What is thrombocytopenia and how is it caused
PLT count of less than 150 x10^9
-common cause of significant bleeding
Causes
Impaired or decreased platelet production
-low BM megakaryocytes
-thrombopoiesis not working
Increased PLT destruction
-immune responses, mechanical damage, consumption or sequesteration
Abnormal Platelet distribution or dilution
-splenic sequestration due to splenomegaly – abnormal
-lowering of body temp or surgery with extracorporeal devices –transient decrease
-massive RBC transfusion and PLT are taken out of circulation
What is Fanconi Anemia
what do lab findings show
type of congenital thrombocytopenia
-genetic disorder characterized by aplastic anemia , physical abnormalities
-lab findings show
-HYPO cellular BM or BM failure
-pancytopenia however thrombocytopenia is seen first
-reticulocytosis
-macrocytosis on PBF
What does Fanconi Anemia present as
-short height
-pigmented skin
-petechiae
-bruising
-pale
-prone to infections
-bone and organ abnormalities
What is a hallmark disease of thrombocytopenia
-Acute Leukemia
-because the leukemic cells take over the BM
-only discovered because of the bruising
-low plt and rbc count
-WBC count is variable
What is bernard soulier syndrome
-disorder of PLT adhesion
-Autosomal recessive inheritance
-found in early childhood
-Ecchymosis, epistaxis, and gingival bleeding
-Missing or abnormally functioning GP Ib/IX/V receptor (PLT receptor that binds VWF)
-seen as giant plt
What is Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia
Disorder of platelet aggregation:
-Platelets cant bridge with one another
-Platelet numbers and morphology are normal
-PLTs have defective or low levels of PLT GPIIb/IIIa (Fibrinogen & VWF) receptor
-Autosomal recessive disorder
-manifests in neonatal period or infancy
-rare coagulopathy
Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia presentation
Increased mucosal bleeding
Menorrhagia
Easy bruising
Epistaxis
Gingival bleeding
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Post partum bleeding
Post-operative bleeding
-bleeding tendency is variable but can be severe
May-Hegglin Anomaly what is it
what is it seen as
-rare
-thrombocytopenia due to decreased production
-known as Giant PLT syndrome
on PBS
-Thrombocytopenia with Giant PLTs
-Basophilic inclusions - Dohle bodies in the cytoplasm of granulocytes and monocytes
-pts are asymp because PLTs have a normal function
-however if PLT count drops pts may have :
Epistaxis
Easy bruising
Gingival bleeding
Menorrhagia