Where are the clotting factors made?
Liver
What are the 2 routes for activation of clotting factors?
Intrinsic and Extrinsic pathway
What causes activation of the intrinsic pathway?
contact with collagen from damaged blood vessels
What causes activation of the extrinsic pathway?
contact with a tissue factor from the surface of extravascular cells
What are the natural inhibitors of the fibrin clot?
What dissolves the fibrin clot?
Plasminogen
What increases plasmin activity?
Recombinant plasminogen activator (rTPA)