Apex- Coags Flashcards
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4 steps after vascular injury occurs to prevent hemorrhage
- vascular spasm
- formation of the platelet plug (primary hemostasis)
- coagulation and fibrin formation (secondary hemostasis)
- Fibrinolysis when clot is no longer needed
What are the 3 layers of the arteries and veins
which is the thickest in the arteries vs veins ?
Function of collagen
clot strength
procoagulant/pro clot
Function of vWF
platelet adhesion
pro-coagulant/pro clot
Function of fibronectin
Cell adhesion
pro-coagulant/pro clot
function of Protein C & S
Protein C - degrades factor 5a & 8a (pro-coagulants)
Protein S is a co-factor for protein C
anticoagulant/anti-clot
Function of prothrombin
degrades factors 9a, 10a, 11a, 12a
anticoagulant/anti-clot
What is plasminogen?
a precursor to plasmin (breakds down fibrin)
fibrinolytic
3 fibrinolytics
plasminogen, tPa & Urokinase
what 2 substances activate plasmin?
what happens when plasmin is activated?
tPA & urokinase
plasmin breaks down fibrin
What inactivates tPA & urokinase?
alpha-antiplasmin
The 3 substances that result in vascular smooth muscle constriction
& 2 that result in VSM relaxation
constriction:
thromoxane A2, ADP, Serotonin
relaxation:
nitric oxide & prostayclin
Platlets contain the following components EXCEPT:
A. Actin
B. Deoxyribonucleic acid
C. Adenosinde Diphosphate
D. Calcium
B.
platlets dont have a nucleus and therefore dont contain DNA and cant undergo cell division
What produces platelets?
The bone marrow (megakaryocytes)
Nomal platelet value
Lifespan
150,000-300,000
8-12 days (1-2 weeks)
the sp[leen can sequester up to how much of the circulating plateleets for later use?
1/3
2 main functions of platelets
- they are a structural component to the clot
- they are vehicles that provide many substrates required for clot formation*
T/F- platelets are cleared by the liver
false- they are cleared by macrophases in the reticuloendothelial system and spleen
Key receptors on the platelet that can be targeted for antiplatelet therapy (5)
mneumonic
Thrombin
Thromboxane A2
ADP
GpIb
GPIIb-IIIa complex
TTAGG (TEG) switch A to E and double the ends
-thrombin
-thromboxane A2 - VSM cx
-ADP- VSM cx
-GpIb - attaches activated platelet to vWF
-Giib-IIIa complex - links platlets together to form a plug
How are serotonin and platelets associated?
Serotonin is located on the inside of platelets and activates nearby platelets
Which substance is responsible for adhering the platlet to the damaged vessel?
A. Thromboxane A2
B. ADP
C. Tissue Factor
D. VWf
D. VWf
*VWF = PLATELET ADHESION!!!
What should you associate platelet adhesion with vs platelet activation and aggregation?
platelet adhesion → VWf
platelet activation and aggregation → ADP & Thromboxane A2
What is the first, most immediate thing that happens following vascular injury
spasm
the vessel (tunica media) contracts to reduce blood flow to the affected area
What is primary hemostasis?
what 3 steps can it be divided into?
formation of the platelet plug
- adhesion- vascular injury results in exposed collagen and the platelets adhere to it with the hellp of VWF
- Activation- platelets contract and release compounds that attract other platelets to the site of injury and promote cloting
- Aggregation- platelet plug forms (process stops here for small injuries - for larger injuries the coagulation process is required to strengthen the clot)