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Assessment of intrinsic pathway

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  • partial thromboplastin time (PTT or APTT)
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Assessment of extrinsic pathway

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  • prothrombin time (PT)
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How to do prothrombin time

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  • add thromboplastin and calcium to plasma
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Prothrombin time uses

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  • monitor warfarin (coumadin) therapy
  • evaluate liver disease
  • evaluate vitamin K deficiency
  • evaluate disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
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International normalized ratio (INR)

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  • uses international sensitivity index (ISI) to normalize PT time
  • ISI=measure of the sensitivity of the thromboplastin the lab is using
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How to do PTT

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  • add activator, calcium, & phospholipid to plasma
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Reasons for prolonged PTT

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  • heparin
  • factor deficiency that may cause bleeding
  • factor deficiency w/ no clinical significance (factor XII)
  • specific factor inhibitor - most commonly to factor VIII
  • antiphospholipid antibody
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Mixing study

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  • used in evaluation of a prolonged PTT or PT
  • patients sample mixed w/ equal volume of normal plasma
  • correction to normal = FACTOR deficiency
  • continued prolongation = INHIBITOR (aka antibody)
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Fibrinogen

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  • measured by addition of thrombin to plasma
  • may have either quantitative or qualitative abnormalities of fibrinogen
  • DECREASED in DIC, liver disease, congenital absence of fibrinogen
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D-dimer

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  • D-dimer assay detects excess generation of cross linked fibrin by plasmin
  • useful in evaluation of DIC
  • used in evaluation of venous thrombosis & pulmonary embolism
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PFA-100 closure times

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  • evaluates platelets
    1. col/epi & col/ADP - normal = no platelet abnormality
    2. col/epi long & col/ADP normal = aspirin effect
    3. col/epi & col/ADP abnormal = platelet defect or von willebrand disease
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Causes of hemorrhage

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  • trauma, tumor, ulcer, necrosis, depletion of hemostatic factors
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Petechia

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  • pinpoint hemorrhages in skin

- sign of platelet disorder

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Purpura

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  • slightly larger hemorrhages than petechia
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Ecchymoses

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  • large areas of hemorrhage into skin

- aka large bruises

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Hematoma

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  • localized collection of clotted blood into a space or potential space
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Platelet

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  • produced in marrow from megakaryocytes
  • normal number 150,000-450,000/uL
  • remain in circulation 7-10 days
  • QUANTITATIVE problems more common than qualitative
  • typically causes mucocutaneous bleeding
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Platelet counts & bleeding risk

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  • minimal bleeding: >50,000
  • minor bleeding: 20-50,000
  • spontaneous:
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Thrombocytopenia causes

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  • decreased platelet production
  • ineffective platelet production
  • splenic sequestration of platelets
  • increased peripheral destruction
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Bone marrow appearance in aplastic anemia

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  • all FAT no cells
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Increased platelet destruction causes

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  • non immune destruction: DIC, other microangiopathic hemolytic anemias
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Immune mediated thrombocytopenia

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  • alloimmune destruction: maternal fetal incompatability, blood transfusion
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Drug induced thrombocytopenia

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  • drug or metabolite attached to platelet surface
  • development of antibodies to platelet-drug complex
  • platelets removed by macrophages in liver/spleen
  • QUININE is prototypic drug
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Heparin induced thrombocytopeina

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  • caused by antibody directed against heparin & platelet factor 4
  • causes platelet AGGREGATION & thrombocytopenia
  • may cause life threatening THROMBOSIS
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Acute immune thrombocytopenia purpura
- CHILDREN: 2-6 yrs old - antecedent viral illness - increased incidence in fall/winter - ABRUPT onset - self limited course, most completely recover - Rx: steroids, IV IgG, Rh immune globulin
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Chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura
- ADULTS: 20-40 yrs old - FEMALES greater than males, 3:1 - GRADUAL onset - remission and RELAPSES over years
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura
- PENTAD of features: *microangiopathic hemolytic anemia*, *thrombocytopenia*, neurologic abnormalities, fever, renal dysfunction
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TTP histologic findings
- thrombi w/in glomerular capillaries | - schistocytes in peripheral blood
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TTP etiology & treatment
- deficiency of a protease (ADAMTS13): cleaves large von willebrand multimers - multimers aggregate platelets leading to thrombi - treatment: plasmapheresis & infusion of fresh frozen plasma * *FATAL unless they undergo treatment**
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Drug induced platelet dysfuntion
- aspirin: IRREVERSIBLY acetylates COX - NSAIDs: REVERSIBLY inhibit COX - clopidogrel: blocks ADP receptor (P2Y12)
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Disease-related platelet dysfunction
- uremia: global platelet dysfunction - paraproteins (plasma cell myeloma) - myeloproliferative disorders - after extracorporeal platelet circulation (cardiac bypass pump)
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Hemophilia A (classic hemophilia)
- factor VIII deficiency - sex linked: men effected, women carriers - incidence: 1/10,000 males - MOST common hereditary disease - most severe hemophiliacs have inversion mutation in X chromosome
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Type of bleeding with hemophilia
- bleeding into JOINTS, hematomas
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Signs & symptoms of severe hemophilia
- delayed bleeding from small wounds b/c platelets are normal - hematomas, hemarthrosis, hematuria - joint destruction & muscle atrophy - death from bleeding into vital areas, complications of therapy - lab abnormalities: prolonged PTT, normal PT, normal PFA-100
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Treatment of hemophilia
- treatment of hemophilia A is factor VIII replacement | - 5-15% of patients will develop factor VIII inhibitor (antibody)
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Hemophilia B
- factor IX deficiency - sex linked, incidence: 1/50,000 males - cause: failure of synthesis or synthesis of defective factor IX - treatment: factor IX - lab abnormalities: prolonged PTT, normal PT
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Other coagulation factor deficiencies
- most are rare | - deficiency in factor XII: benign disorder, NO increased risk of bleeding, prolonged PTT
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Von willebrand disease
- autosomal dominant - deficiency of von willebrand factor - relatively common (1% population): bleeding occurs in less than 10% of these patients - signs/symptoms: mucocutaneous bleeding, epistaxis, menorrhagia
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Diagnosis of von willebrand disease
- prolonged PFA-100 closure time - decreased factor VIII level - decreased von willebrand factor antigen activity
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Subtypes of von willebrand disease
Type I: 70% moderate reduction in vWF levels in plasma Type II: qualitative defects in vWF Type III: autosomal recessive-vWF absent, present like hemophiliacs
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Treatment of von Willebrand disease
- avoid aspirin - DDAVP (desmopressin), synthetic analog of vasopressin - humate P: contains factor VII and vWF
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Changes in hemostasis in liver disease (vWF & factor VIII)
- increased levels of vWF & factor VIII due to endothelial cell activation
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Lab abnormalities in liver disease
- increased PT, PTT - increased D-dimers/FDPs (don't clear them) - decreased fibrinogen level - increased factor VIII level - decreased platelet count
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Treatment for liver disease
- fresh frozen plasma but don't just treat numbers
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
- intravascular thrombin formation - deposition of fibrin in microvasculature - inhibitors consumed (AT, protein C/S) but fail to control process - fibrinolysis initiated, fails to remove all the fibrin - platelet consumption
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Signs of DIC
- schistocytes due to thrombosis and vascular occlusion | - increased bleeding due to platelet consumption
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Causes of DIC
- sepsis, trauma, cancer (AML) - obstetrical complications - vascular disorders - toxins: SNAKE VENOM, drugs
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Lab abnormalities in DIC
- increased PT, PTT - decreased fibrinogen - increased D-dimer/FDPs - decreased platelet count - fragmented RBCs in blood smear
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Treatment of DIC
- treat UNDERLYING disorder | - blood product replacement in patients who are bleeding
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Factors requiring vitamin K
- II, VII, IX, X | - protein C & S
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Vitamin K deficiency
- hemorrhagic disease of newborn (HDN): prevented by giving vitamin K at birth - warfarin (coumadin) - oral antibiotic therapy: decreased gut flora - poor absorption of vitamin K: biliary tract obstruction, bowel disease
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Acquired coagulation abnormalities
- post Op state, bed rest, pregnancy, oral contraceptives, myeloproliferative disorders, cancer, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (lupus anticoagulant)
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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
- most common cause of acquired thrombophilia - development of antibodies against plasma proteins w/ affinity for anionic phospholipids: most commonly Beta2-glycoprotein 1
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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: clinical findings
- venous/arterial thrombosis - recurrent fetal loss - thrombocytopenia
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Lupus anticoagulant
- antibody that prolongs phospholipid dependent coagulation tests (PTT) - may occur in presence OR absence of SLE - INCREASED risk of clotting even with increased PTT
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Factor V Leiden
- mutation in factor V: unable to be cleaved by activated protein C - prevalence: 3-7% in caucasians - heterozygous state: only a mild risk factor
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Inherited thrombophilias
- prothrombin gene mutation: increased prothrombin - protein C or S deficiency - anithrombin deficiency - hyperhomocyteinemia - dysfibrinogenemia
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Clinical features of thrombophilic patient
- FAMILY HISTORY of thrombosis - thrombosis at young age - idiopathic thrombosis - thrombosis in an unusual site
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Morphology of thrombi
- arterial thrombi: platelets & fibrin (WHITE thrombus) - venous thrombi: cellular elements & thrombin (RED thrombus) - mural thrombus: attached to wall (LINES OF ZAHN imply thrombus at site of blood flow)
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Fates of thrombus
- propagation: extension leading to vessel obstruction - embolization: travel to other sites - dissolution: removed by fibrinolysis - organization: ingrowth of endothelial cells, smooth muscle fibroblasts, vascular flow may be re-established
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Clotting cascade pathways
- intrinsic: factors VIII, IX, XI, XII - extrinsic: factor VII - common: factor X & II (thrombin)

MOHDIII - Unit 2 (23 decks)

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