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5 steps of haemostasis

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vessel spasm
platelet plug formation
coag
clot retraction
clot dissolution

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define coag

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fluid blood converted into a gelatinous clot.
converts platelet plug into a more stable clot.

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how is thrombin generated?

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from prothrombin at sites of tissue injury

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what does thrombin catalyse?

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conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin

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diff btwn intrinsic and extrinsic

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E - need molecules from tissue
I - molecules already in blood

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what does plasmin do?

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plasmin cleavage of crosslinked fibrin creates d-dimers (fibrin degradation prods)

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what might cause bleeding disorders (insufficient haemostasis)?

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defs of platelet no or function, or defs in coag factors

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what might cause thrombosis (inapprop haemostasis)?

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arterial - inapprop stim of platelets (rupture of atherosclerotic plaques)
venous - defs in inhibitors of coag factors

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S&S of thrombotic disorders (depending on location of thrombus)

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coronary arteries: chest pain
carotids arteries: FAST
deep veins of legs: unilateral leg pain

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S&S of bleeding defects: pts present w/

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easy bruising (purpura/petechiae/ecchymoses)
mucosal bleeding (epistaxes, menorrhagia, GI, GU)
haemarthrosis
complications w surgery/trauma/venepuncture

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what is a bruise?

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micro or macroscopic tearing
leaked blood cell are phagocytosed & degraded -> colour changes:
red-blue: Hb
green: biliverdien
yellow: bilirubin
golden: hemosiderin

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sizes of haematomas

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Petechiae - <3mm
Purpura – 3mm – 1cm
Ecchymoses - >1cm

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issues w/ platelet plug formation are what type of disorders?

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primary haemostatic

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abnormal bleeding may result from 4 causes…

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vascular defects (weak vessels – leak)
decr platelet number (thrombocytopenia)
decr platelet function (disorders of platelet function)
decr coagulation

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: e.g.

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thrombocytopenia, VWD
haemophilia

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: bleeding

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immediate
delayed

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: petechiae

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yes
no

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: epistaxes

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common
uncommon

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: menorrhagia

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common uncommon

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: haemarthroses

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no
yes

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: intramuscular haematomas

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uncommon
common

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primary haemostatic disorders vs coag disorders: gender

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equal
>80% male

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haemostatic investigations: blood film/smear

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morphology
clumping platelets

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haemostatic investigations: FBC

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EDTA removes Ca - so clotting can’t occur
thrombocytosis vs thrombocytopenia

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haemostatic investigations (platelet tests): bleeding time
normal = 3-8 min
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haemostatic investigations (platelet tests): PFA-100
replaced bleeding time mem coated w/ molecules that would activate platelets, aggreg would decr flow, if platelets not activated, no effect on flow
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haemostatic investigations (platelet tests): platelet aggregation studies
aggreg of platelets, gaps btwn clumps, so light can pass thru see how diff activators affect aggreg
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haemostatic investigations (platelet tests): flow cytometry
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haemostatic investigations (platelet tests): aspirin-specific tests
serum thromboxane & aspirinworks 5-40% of ppl don’t respond to aspirin (don’t want to be taking it & experiencing side effects, if it doesn’t work for you) Test if they do respond by measuring thromboxane levels Need to know before surgery if someone’s taking aspirin (bc aspirin reduces clotting)
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haemostatic investigations (coag tests): PT
assesses extrinsic pathway. Many clotting factors in extrinsic pathway require vit K for their synthesis, therefore, the prothrombin time can be used to assess pts on warfarin. (warfarin use ↓). Warfarin blocks vit K cycling, so less CFs prod
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normal value for PT
11-16 sec
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haemostatic investigations (coag tests): aPTT
assesses intrinsic pathway, which is initiated by exposure of collagen (due to vessel damage)
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normal value for aPTT
30-40 sec
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haemostatic investigations (coag tests): TT
assesses final stages of common pathway no ca needed (ca independent)
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normal values for TT
15-19 sec
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normal platelet count normal PT normal aPTT normal TT
- Disorder of platelet function - Factor XIII deficiency - Disorder of vascular haemostasis - Severe bleeding w/ normal haemostasis
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normal platelet count long PT normal aPTT normal TT
- Deficiency or defect of the extrinsic pathway. - Rare FVII deficiency - Start of oral anti-coagulant therapy (Warfarin)
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normal platelet count normal PT long aPTT normal TT
Deficiencies or defects of intrinsic pathway FVIII / IX (Haemophilia A / B), FXI, FXII, prekallikrein, HMWK. - Von Willebrands Disease - Anti-coagulants
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normal platelet count long PT long aPTT normal TT
Vit K deficiency - Oral anti-coags (Warfarin) - Deficiencies in FV, VII, X and II
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normal platelet count long PT long aPTT long TT
Heparin - Liver disease - Fibrinogen deficiency - Hyperfibrinolysis
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low platelet count normal PT normal aPTT normal TT
thrombocytopenia
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low platelet count long PT long aPTT normal TT
Massive transfusion - Liver disease (could affect thrombopoietin prod & CF prod)
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low platelet count long PT long aPTT long TT
DIC acute liver disease
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haemostatic investigations (further tests): factor assays
testing for deficiencies If pt plasma diluted in normal plasma the prolonged clotting time should be corrected. Diluting in various plasmas that are deficient in specific CFs can indicate which factor missing/reduced.
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haemostatic investigations (Further tests): inhibitor assays
If pt plasma is added to normal plasma & incubated for 2h, any inhibitors present in pt plasma will cause the normal plasma to have prolonged clotting times.
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haemostatic investigations (Further tests): PCR
Families w/ bleeding disorders may undergo risk assessment by analysis of Pedigree Phenotype Genotype Mutations commonly identified by PCR amplification of DNA. Most commonly used for analysis of Haemophilia A/B & von Willebrands Disease.
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D-dimer assays:
Raised w/ fresh venous thrombosis. Also elevated in cancer, inflammation after surgery or trauma, but -ve result helps exclude DVT.
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which CFs are involved in intrinsic?
12 11 9 8 (10)
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which CFs are involved in extrinsic?
3 7 (10)
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which CFs are involved in common?
1 2 5 10 13

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