Anticoagulants

Question 1

What is Thrombosis???

Answer 1

Occurs when blood clots block veins or arteries.

Question 2

What is Haemostasis???

Answer 2

It’s the body’s physiological response to prevent bleeding or haemorrhage.
Its blocks any vascular breach.

Question 3

What are some features of a blood clot???

Answer 3

Amorphous in shape

Involves trapped red/white blood cells

Question 4

What are the 2 pathways of blood coagulation???

Answer 4

Extrinsic
“in vivo” pathway
some components from outside of blood

Intrinsic
“contact” pathway
all components present in blood