Where does vWF come from?
2. alpha-granules of platelets
What is thromboxane A2 a derivative of?
platelet cyclooxyrgenase
What is the most common symptom of primary hemostasis disorders?
epistaxis
What general type of primary hemostasis disorders get petechiae?
quantitative (not seen really in qualitative)
Tests for primary hemostasis disorders
ITP
What is the most common cause of thrombocytopenia in adults? children?
ITP in both
What is a common disease associated with ITP?
SLE - chronic form of ITP presents typically in women of child bearing age, and often have a secondary condition like lupus
*IgG can pass placenta, and shortly affect the fetus
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
- micro thrombi form, and shear RBCs –> schistocytes
What disorders cause Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia?
- HUS
What enzyme is decreased in TTP?
ADAMTS13 - used to degrade vWF –> abnormal platelet adhesion –> micro thrombi
What causes HUS?
Clinical findings of TTP and HUS
What tissues are most affected in TTP and HUS?
kidney + CNS
Laboratory findings of TTP and HUS
treatment:
- plasmapheresis and corticosteroids
Bernard - Soulier Syndrome
- mild thrombocytopenia with enlarged platelets
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
- platelet aggregation is impaired
What does aspirin do?
irreversibly inactivates cyclooxyrgenase –> lack of TXA2 –> impairs aggregation
What can uremia cause?
Hemophilia A
Hemophilia B
- other than that matches hemophilia A
Coagulation factor inhibitor
- most common is anti factor 8
How do you determine b/t hemophilia A and coagulation factor inhibitor?
PTT corrects with hemophilia A, and not with CFI because the donated factor 8 from the normal plasma is still inhibited in CFI
*called a mixing study
Von Willebrand Disease