Coagulation Cascade Flashcards
(18 cards)
The primary purpose of the coagulation cascade is?
To produce fibrin
What is the mnemonic for memorizing clotting factors
Foolish people try climbing long slopes after christmas. Some people have fallen.
All clotting factors except _______ and _________ are synthesised in the liver.
- Tissue factor
4 Calcium
Factor 1
Fibrinogen
Factor 2
Prothrombin
Factor 3
Tissue Factor
Factor 4
Calcium
Factor 5
Labile factor
Factor 7
stable factor
Factor 8
Antihemophilic factor
Christmas factor
Factor 10
Stuart-Power factor
Factor 11
Hageman Factor
Factor 12
Fibrin stabilizing factor
Identify the extrinsic factors
3, 7
+Calcium
hint 3+7= 10(Frontman)
Identify the intrinsic factors
12, 11, 9, 8
Hint Count backwards from 12 skipping 10 ( Frontmant)
Identify the common pathway factors
5, 2, 1
Hint 5X2X1 =10 (frontman)
_____ and ______ are cofactors
5 and 8
