Hemostasis Flashcards
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What is coagulation?
Physiological process by which blood changes from liquid to gel
What is hemostasis?
Cessation of blood loss from damaged vessel
When does coagulation begin?
Instantly after injury
What are the stages of hemostasis?
Primary + Secondary
Cell type: primary hemostasis
Platelets
Cell type: Secondary hemostasis
Clotting factors
What starts both primary and secondary hemostasis?
Exposure of blood to sub-endothelial collagen
Where do platelets come from?
Derived + released from bone marrow
How do platelets travel?
Circuate as anucleate cells
What are platelets a source of?
Preformed chemokines in intracellular storage granules
What happens once platelets are activated?
Synthesize thromboxane A2 from arachidonic acid
What occurs during primary hemostasis?
Platelets adhere to subendo collagen
Adherence –> cytosolic reactions = platelet activation
Release of granules + AA metabolism
What do the granules released by platelets in primary hemostasis do?
Recruit + activate additional platelets
= Platelet aggregation
What coagulation factor is NOT produced by the liver?
Factor 8
What is Factor 8?
megakaryocytes
What happens when coagulation factors are activated?
Fibrin formation
What three pathways occur during secondary hemostasis?
Intrinsic + Extrinsic + Common
Initiated by: Intrinsic
Contact activation of F7
Initiated by: Extrinsic
Tissue factor
Initiated by: Common
Fibrin formation
What is fibrinoolysis?
Regulates coagulation
Enzymatic dissolution of fibrin
What enzyme is functional in fibrinolysis?
plasminogen activators (tPA)
What happens is fibrinolysis?
Plasmin degrades fibrin into soluble degradation products
What are the three methods of surgical hemostasis?
Mechanical + Thermal + Chemical