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Components of normal hemostasis (3)

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  1. vasculature
  2. platelets
  3. coagulation factors
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What 4 things does circulation require?

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  1. functional pump
  2. regulation of fluid balance and oncotic pressure
  3. normal plumbing and vascular tone
  4. blood maintained in fluid state
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Alterations in factors affecting hemostasis can result in what two effects? (2)

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hemorrhage (deficient coagulation/hemostasis)

thrombosis (excessive coagulation/hemostasis)

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Normal hemostasis is because of what 3 properties that allow the endothelium to antagonize clot formation?

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promotes vasodilation
inhibits platelet adhesion and aggregation
inhibits coagulation

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Characteristics of laminar flow

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  1. minimizes vascular trauma
  2. dilutes local accumulation of procoagulants
  3. minimizes platelet interaction with endothelium
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What can cause vascular injury?

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physical trauma
endotoxins
cytokines
infectious agents
immune reactions
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What is primary hemostasis?

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platelets and vasculature

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What is secondary hemostasis?

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coagulation cascade

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What is endothelin?

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a potent vasoconstrictor released from injured endothelial cells (results in temporary decrease on blood flow)

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How does primary hemostasis occur?

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  • endothelial injury exposes subendothelial matrix
  • platelets adhere and become activated
  • platelet aggregation leads to formation of unstable platelet plug
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How does secondary hemostasis occur?

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  • tissue factor III (a procoagulant) is released from endothelial cells
  • formation of meshwork of cross-linked fibrin containing platelets, erythrocytes, leukocytes
  • fibrin network stabilizes platelet plug
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Characteristics of prostacyclin (PGI2) and nitric oxide (NO)

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  • maintain vascular relaxation (vasodilation)

- inhibit platelet adhesion and aggregation

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What do membrane-associated heparin-like molecules do?

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potentiate the actions of antithrombin III (AT III), a potent anticoagulant

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Thrombomodulin

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binds thrombin (a potent procoagulant)

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Protein C and S

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degrade clotting factors

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Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)

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promotes fibrinolysis (clot dissolution)

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Adenosine-Diphosphatase

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enzyme that degrades ADP (a stimulant of platelet aggregation)

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von Willebrand factor (vWF)

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needed for platelet binding to subendothelial surface

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Plasminogen activator inhibitors (PAIs)

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inhibit fibrinolysis (procoagulant)

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Name procoagulants associated with endothelium (3)

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tissue factor (factor III)
von Willebrand factor (vWF)
plasminogen activator inhibitors

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Characteristics of platelets

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  • membrane bound
  • can change shape
  • contain granules with pro-coagulants, vasoactive substances, and growth factors
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4 events platelets go through following vascular injury

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adhesion
secretion
activation
aggregation

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Adhesion of platelets to the subendothelial extracellular matrix is mediated by what?

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von Willebrand factor

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Secretion event following vascular injury involves what?

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release of contents of alpha granules and dense bodies containing Ca2+, ADP, and other vasoactive/inflammatory mediators

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Activation event following vascular injury leads to what?
expression of phospholipid complex on platelet surface (binding site for Ca2+ and coagulation factors)
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What creates the primary hemostatic plug?
platelet aggregation mediated by ADP and thromboxane A2
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What creates the secondary hemostatic plug?
thrombin causes platelet contraction and converts fibrinogen to fibrin, which cements platelets together
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Coagulation cascade
series of enzymatic reactions that results in formation of thrombin and the conversion of fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin strands leading to clot formation
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How can the extrinsic coagulation cascade activate the intrinsic coagulation cascade?
factor 7 of extrinsic can activate factor 9 of intrinsic
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Intrinsic pathway of coagulation
Factors XII, XI, IX, VIII (think of Wal-Mart: It's not $12, it's $11.98) Factor XII initiates the pathway Leads to activation of factor X and common pathway
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Extrinsic pathway of coagulation
Factors III and VII | Factor III initiates the pathway
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Common pathway of coagulation
Factors XIII, X, V, II, and I | Factor X activated by intrinsic and extrinsic pathways
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What does Factor X do?
converts prothrombin to thrombin followed by fibrinogen to fibrin
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What does Factor XIII do?
converts fibrin to cross-linked fibrin
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What does thrombin do?
- promotes platelet aggregation and activation | - activates factors XI, VIII, V, and XIII
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Which factors are Vitamin K dependent?
factors II, VII, IX, and X
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What is plasmin?
- derived from circulating plasminogen | - breaks down fibrin (clot dissolution)
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Plasmin results in formation of what?
Fibrin(ogen) degradation products (FDPs) | - have weak anticoagulant activity
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Clinical signs of defect in primary hemostasis
petechiae ecchymoses bleeding from mucosal surfaces
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Characteristics of thrombocytopenia (defect in primary hemostasis)
- decreased platelet concentration - inadequate numbers to form primary hemostatic plug - can be due to decreased production or consumption/destruction
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Characteristics of abnormal platelet function (defect in primary hemostasis)
- known as a thrombopathy - can be caused by von Willebrand disease (vWD), other inherited conditions, or acquired platelet dysfunction (from NSAIDs or renal failure)
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Characteristics of abnormal vasculature (defect in primary hemostasis)
- can be from vasculitis | - can be from congenital or acquired abnormalities of vessel structure (rare)
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Evaluation of primary hemostasis
- quantification of platelet concentration | - Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time (BMBT)
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Clinical signs of defect in secondary hemostasis
hematomas bleeding into body cavities bleeding into joints
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Characteristics of liver failure (defect in secondary hemostasis)
- decreased production of coagulation factors - decreased clearance of activated coagulation factors - altered blood flow in an extremely vascular organ
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Characteristics of congenital absence of clotting factors (defect in secondary hemostasis)
- ex: hemophilia
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Characteristics of Vitamin K deficiency/antagonism (defect in secondary hemostasis)
- rodenticide intoxication (vit K antagonists) | - moldy sweet clover (cattle)
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Evaluation of secondary hemostasis
- partial thromboplastin time (PTT) - prothrombin time (PT) - thrombin time (TT)/fibrinogen concentration - activated clotting time (ACT) - fibrin(ogen) degradation products (FDPs)
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Clinical signs of mixed hemostatic disorder
- evidence of both primary and secondary hemostatic defects - any type of bleeding - (clinical bleeding not always present)
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Characteristics of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) (mixed hemostatic disorder)
- systemic activation of coagulation, widespread thrombus formation, and hemorrhage - platelet numbers classically decreased due to consumption - coagulation factors are consumed in widespread thrombus formation (increased clot times)
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Name anticoagulants associated with endothelium (4)
thrombomodulin proteins C and S tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) ADPase

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