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In plasma protein disorders, dx is difficult due to:
variable bleeding times,
wide range of PLT abnormalities
wide range of PTT
In plasma protein disorders like vWD, PT is:
normal
In plasma protein disorders like vWD, PTT is:
prolonged in severe
Type III plasma protein disorder is the _____ of vWF and is most ______.
absence, severe
vWD affects what factor?
8
How do you define disease level in VWD?
Factor 8 Level & vWF antigen determination
In VWD, CBC is:
normal
If you have type 1 vWD, tx =
DdAVP - stimulate release of endothelial stores of vWF
If you have type 2 & 3 vWD, tx =
Cryoprecipitate
if acquired vWD, tx with:
Cryoprecipitate (severe) or DdAVP (mild)
PT checks
factor VII dependent pathways
abnormalities of PT are due to
- Vit K deficiency & warfarin
- liver disease
- DIC
- factor deficiency (7, 5, 10, 2 [1572])
- factor inhibitor
PTT measures:
Factor 10, 9, & 8 dependent pathways
PTT can be abnormal due to:
- heparin
- DIC
- lupus anticoagulant
- factor deficiency ( 11, 9, 8, 5, 10, 2)
- factor inhibitor
THrombin time measures
fibrinogen
Thrombin time is abnormal due to:
- heparin
- DIC
- hypofibinogenemia
- dysfibrinogenemia
Platelet function analysis is tested:
- platelet
- vWF
A mixing study is tested by:
presence of an inhibitor
Platelet function analysis is abnormal due to:
aspirin
vWD
storage pool disease
An abnormal mixing study may be due to:
abnormal clotting time corrects with deficiency; does not correct with an inhibitor
1 unit of platelets transfused raises platelets:
10K
platelets form hemostatic plug; platelets form from:
megakaryocytes
megakaryocytes matures in bone marrow in response to lineage specific cytokine,
thrombopoietin
Extrinisic Pathway =
initial pathway:
7a to 7
7 to 9 to 9a
7 to 10 to 10a in presence of Ca++
the extrinisic pathway is downregulated by:
tissue pathway factor inhibitor (TPFI)
TPFI bins to:
7a & 10
what is needed to stimulate intrinsic factors?
extrinisic factors
Secondary hemostasis is
the development of a fibrin clot
extrinisic hemostasis is:
tissue thromboplastin
intrinsic hemostatis is:
platelet thromboplastin
primary coagulation is
the formation of a platelet plug
Secondary hemostasis
is extrinisic, intrinsic & common pathways - fibrin plug
Sustained procoagulant response requires incorporation of components of:
intrinsic pathway
Intrinsic pathway:
thrombin activates 11, 5, 8
11a activates 9 which activates 9a
9a + 8a & Ca++ and phospholipid to form IF 10a-ase complex
Xa interacts with 5a (+Ca) to form prothrombinase
Prothrombinase turns prothrombin into thrombin
Prothrombinase complex turns what into what
prothrombin into thrombin
Thrombin cleaves
fibrinogen to form fibrin
Fibrin is cross linked by ____ to result in a clot that is:
8a
resistant to lysis
Thrombin functions
activates: 5, 8, 9
activates platelet exposing procoag phospholipid
involves release of PLT activating substance - thromboxane, Ca, ADP, vWF
activates 13
activates protein C
Drugs that strongly inhibit/affect platelet fxn
strong inhibitors:
Clopidigrel
Abciximab
ASA
NSAIDS

"Strong inhibitions are lost in CanAAN"
Drugs that moderately inhibit platelet fxn
Moderate

Heparin
Abx (PCN, cephalosporin, nitrofurantoin)
Dextran
Fibrinolytics
Hetastarch

"I was moderately inhibited when I HAD to give my FH"
Drugs that are weak platelet inhibitors
Weak

- alcohol
- nitroglycerin
- nitroprusside

ANN is weakly inhibited when she drinks
Liver is the site of what coag proteins
many - esp. 5 & 7
T/F
Liver is not responsible for coag factor 8 production
True
What factors require Vit K for activity?
1972
(2, 10, 9, 7)
and protein c & S
What factors do not require vitamin K for activity?
5, 11, 12, fibrinogen, antithrombin 3
In liver disease, what increase?
Factor 8, vWF
Liver disease has a ___ PT and a ___ PTT
Increased PT
Normal PTT unless severe
If problems with secondary hemostatis, bleeding problems much more severe and result in:
joint/muscle hemorrhage - hemarthrosis
easy bruising
bleeding after trauma/surgery
TCT
thrombin clot time
Bleeding time is used to assess what coag system
primary
bleeding time looks at what fxn?
platelet
INR is a measurement of:
PT/Vitamin K activity that has been corrected for lab variation
INR WNL =
1
INR 2 -3 =
therapeutic in CVT (cerebral venous thrombosus?)
INR 2.5 - 3.5
therapeutic for valvular
TCT or thrombin clot time is a measure of
acitivity of fibrinogen
T/F
Factor 7 is in the intrinsic pathway
false!
in extrinsic
Antiplatelet therapies include:
ASA
NSAIDS
Clopidigrel
Dypyridamole
Prostacyclin
Abciximab
Integrillin
Lamifiban
Tirofiban
Xemilofiban
In Hemophilia A(8), what is the PT, PTT, TT
PT = normal
PTT= prolonged
TT = normal
In Hemophilia B (9), what is the PT, PTT, TT
PT =normal
PTT= prolonged
TT = normal
Hemophilia 8 is x-linked recessive yet its manifestations depend on the amount of:
Factor 8 deficiency
What characteristics are found in both hemophilia 8 & 9:
x-linked recessive
increased PTT
WNL - PT, BT, fibrinogen
No NSAIDS or ASA
Avoid IM injections
Hemarthrosis
What is the hallmark of hemophilia A?
prolonged PTT
What is the management of Hemophilia A?
DdAVP - increases factor 8 activity
patients with severe Hemophilia 8 get what tx
cryoprecipitate
What should pt with hemophilia A avoid
ASA
antiplatelets
IM injections
What is leading COD with hemophilia?
AIDS
HEP B
HEP C
T/F
Hemophilia B is clinically identical to Hemophilia A
True
Deficiency of Factor V leads to ___ PT, ___ PTT
Increased PT
Increased PTT
What is etiology of Factor V deficiency?
liver disease in some cases
Tx of Factor V deficiency =
FFP or platelets
Deficiency of Factor VII is ____ and has a ___ PT, ____ PTT, ____TCT
rare
Increased PT
normal PTT
normal TCT
Defciency of factor X is ____ and has a ___ PT, ____ PTT.
rare
Increased PT
Increased PTT
Tx of factor X =
plasma
patients with severe Hemophilia 8 get what tx
cryoprecipitate
What should pt with hemophilia A avoid
ASA
antiplatelets
IM injections
What is leading COD with hemophilia?
AIDS
HEP B
HEP C
T/F
Hemophilia B is clinically identical to Hemophilia A
True
Deficiency of Factor V leads to ___ PT, ___ PTT
Increased PT
Increased PTT
What is etiology of Factor V deficiency?
liver disease
Tx of Factor V deficiency =
FFP or platelets
Deficiency of Factor VII is ____ and has a ___ PT, ____ PTT, ____TCT
rare
Increased PT
normal PTT
normal TCT
Defciency of factor X is ____ and has a ___ PT, ____ PTT.
rare
Increased PT
Increased PTT
Tx of factor X =
plasma
T/F
newborns are often deficient in Vit K
Ture
Halmark of Vit K deficiency =
increased PT due to short 1/2 life of VII - thus cannot activate extrinisic pathway & increased PT
Vitamin K is responsible for the activation of:
7, 9, 10, 2
If Vit K deficiency is due to liver disease, waht will labs look like?
Increased AST/ALT
Increased bili
Increased PT
Normal PTT
In prolonged Vit K deficiency, what gets messed up in intrinsic pathway
2, 3, 9, 10

also has prolonged PTT
Manifestations of Vit K deficiency =
bleeding
Tx of VIt K deficiency
replace Vit K - AquaMEPHYTON
What is the best way to deliver K in Coumadin excess?
oral
In emergency vit K deficiency/coumadin OD, what can you use
FFP
Propagation of DIC due to failure to:
clear activated factors and due to reduced regulatory proteins (ATIII, protein C)
In liver disease, platelet dysfunction due to:
abnormal proteins, enzymes
Liver disease has increased fibrinolysis due to:
increased tPA
What is the best indicator of acute liver function?
Increased PT - b/c factor 7 short half life
In liver disease, what do labs look like?
Increased PTT (severe)
Increased fibrin split
Decreased platelets
All coag factors down but 8
If factor 8 is decreased in liver disease, what should you do?
think of another dx
what are other good measure of liver fxn?
Prealbumin & albumin
Causes of DIC
gram - bacteremia
trauma
closed head injury
burns
hypotension/hypoperfusion
adenocarcinoma
acute promyelocytic leukemia
vasculitis
giant hemangioma
aortic aneurysm
cardiac mural thrombus
snake venom
activated factor infusions
What gets activated in DIC
intrinsic in coag
extrinsic in CA and tumor mass
In DIC, the procoagulant response is activated intravascularly which leads to:
diffuse thrombin production
In DIC you see multiple_____, _____ and ______.
multiple fibrin thrombi, tissue ischemia, end organ damage
DIC also activates what:
fibrinolytic pathway - leads to fibrin degradation
Labs in DIC
Increased PT
Increased PTT
Decreased PLT
Increased fibrin split products - d dimers +
Schistocytes on peripheral smear
How do you tx DIC
tx underlying disease
replace clotting factor
Heparin contraversial but often used (destabilize clots before ischemia)
Trousseau's -
malignancy associated with DIC; proteins w/both primary & secondary
What is the counter to coagulation?
natural anitcoagulants & fibrinolytic pathway
natural anitcoagulants & fibrinolytic pathway exist to
downregulate each step of procoag response
TFPI down regulates:
initial step - via antithrombin 3 & protein C
Antithrombin 3 neutralizes:
2a
10a
11a
12a
Protein C inactivates
5a
8a
Mechanism for clot removal during course of vascular repair =
plasminogen - plasmin via tPA
Plasmin degrades fibrin clot
Inherited causes of thrombophilia
Activated protein C resistance/factor 5
Homocystelinemia
Prothrombin 20210A
Antithrombin 3 deficiency
Protein C
Protein S
TPA deficiency
Plasminogen activator inhibitor excess
Dysfibrinogenemia
Decreased plasminogen
Meds that are acquired causes of thrombosis
HIT
OCPs
HRT
Prothrombin complexes
Lab evaluatio of venous thrombosis will point to:
Factor V (biggest)
Lupus anticoag
anticardiolipin
homocysteine level
prothrombin 20210A
Antithrombin 3 activity
Protein C activity
Protein S activity
T/F hemolytic anemia causes increased thrombosis
true
T/F nephrotic syndrome causes increased thrombosis
true
T/F artificial heart valves cause increased thrombosis
true
Risk of getting cancer
1:2 men
1:3 women
#1 death rate in women & men
lung CA
what are the good things that protect us from cancer and the bad things that allow cancer to get turned on?
good = tumor suppressor genes

bad = oncogenes
Tobacco CA effects
lung
bronchus
esophagus
head & neck
stomach
pancreas
kidney
bladder
cervical
prostate
Inherited causes of thrombophilia
Activated protein C resistance/factor 5
Homocystelinemia
Prothrombin 20210A
Antithrombin 3 deficiency
Protein C
Protein S
TPA deficiency
Plasminogen activator inhibitor excess
Dysfibrinogenemia
Decreased plasminogen
Meds that are acquired causes of thrombosis
HIT
OCPs
HRT
Prothrombin complexes
Lab evaluatio of venous thrombosis will point to:
Factor V (biggest)
Lupus anticoag
anticardiolipin
homocysteine level
prothrombin 20210A
Antithrombin 3 activity
Protein C activity
Protein S activity
T/F hemolytic anemia causes increased thrombosis
true
T/F nephrotic syndrome causes increased thrombosis
true
T/F artificial heart valves cause increased thrombosis
true
Risk of getting cancer
1:2 men
1:3 women
#1 death rate in women & men
lung CA
what are the good things that protect us from cancer and the bad things that allow cancer to get turned on?
good = tumor suppressor genes

bad = oncogenes
Tobacco CA effects
lung
bronchus
esophagus
head & neck
stomach
pancreas
kidney
bladder
cervical
prostate
high etoh causes what kinds of Ca
liver
rectum
breast
oralcavity
pharynx
larynx
esophagus
being obese or having a high fat diet increases your risk of CA where?
colon
breast
endometrium
kidney
pancreas
esophagus
#1 environmental carcinogen
tobacco
alkylating agents for chemo can induce
AML
What induces lymphoma
immunosuppressants, radiation
what CAs do statins protect agains
breast
colon
prostate
OCPs protect against what CA
ovarian
what is protective in colon CA
folic acid
NSAIDS
Statins
good cost benefit in cancer screening
mammo & pap
bad cost benefit
CEA
BRCA 1 & 2
loss or suppression of TP53 can lead to what CA
sarcoma, breast, brain, adrenal
c-myc mutation can lead to
Burkitt's lymphoma, neuroblastoma
CLL has a mutation of
bcl2
If pt has increased ACTH, what CA might he have?
oat cell

Cushing:oat
If pt has increased ADH, what CA might he have?
Small cell lung

SIADH: lung
If pt has increased HcG, what CA might he have?
germ cell tumors, lung CA

hCG: germ-lung
What can happen in CA that effects the kidneys that is a medical emergency?
hypercalcemia
In radiation how is the following affected in early and late complications?

Bone marrow
early - aplasia

late - leukemia, myelodysplasia
In radiation how is the following affected in early and late complications?

Heart
Early - none

Late - pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, coronary disease
In radiation how is the following affected in early and late complications?

Rectum
early - diarrhea, tesemsus

late - stricture, obstruction
chemo sis the major tx inL
60% of Ca
doxorubicin side effects =
alopecia
cardiomyopathy
MXT side effects =
stomatitis - give folic acid
Cisplatin side effects =
renal failure
what cancers are more likely to get hypercalcemia
breast, MM (#1), osteolytic CA
chemo sis the major tx inL
60% of Ca
doxorubicin side effects =
alopecia
cardiomyopathy
MXT side effects =
stomatitis - give folic acid
chemo sis the major tx inL
60% of Ca
chemo sis the major tx inL
60% of Ca
Cisplatin side effects =
renal failure
doxorubicin side effects =
alopecia
cardiomyopathy
doxorubicin side effects =
alopecia
cardiomyopathy
what cancers are more likely to get hypercalcemia
breast, MM (#1), osteolytic CA
MXT side effects =
stomatitis - give folic acid
MXT side effects =
stomatitis - give folic acid
Cisplatin side effects =
renal failure
Cisplatin side effects =
renal failure
what cancers are more likely to get hypercalcemia
breast, MM (#1), osteolytic CA
what cancers are more likely to get hypercalcemia
breast, MM (#1), osteolytic CA
Use hormone therapy when:
estrogen receptor + disease
lymph node, skin, bone, mets
>2 y from completion of adjuvant therapy
use chemi when:
receptor - disease
lung/liver involvement
< 2 y from completion of adjuvant therapy
progression after use of 1st & 2nd line chemo
EBV increases risk of
Burkitts
Conjugate estrogens taken ____ y = increased risk of what?
< 5-10
breast and endometrial cancer
5x if no progesterone taken
Management of hypercalcemia =
IV fluids
good urine output
pamidronate