Learning Objectives
Normal Hemostasis
Classification of Hemostatic Disorders
Thrombocytopenia
ITP
HEMOSTASIS
Major Components of
normal hemostasis
Vascular
Platelets
Coagulation
Coagulation Factors
Factor I (Fibrinogen)
Factor II (Prothrombin)
Factor III (Thromboplastin)
Factor IV (Calcium)
Factor V (Proaccelerin)
Factor VII (Proconvertin)
Factor VIII (Antihemophilic A)
Factor IX (Christmas)
Factor X (Stuart prower)
Factor XI (PTA)
Factor XII (Hageman factor)
Factor XIII (Fibrin Stabilizing)
Coagulation –inhibitory system
Limit clotting to the vicinity of tissue
injury
Inhibitors Plasma Conc
(mg / ml)
Throm
bosis
Coagulation
Factor
Serine protease Inhibitors
Anti thrombin III1-1.15 x 10
-1
YesXa, Thrombin
Heparin cofactor II ?Thrombin
2Macroglobin 2.5 ?Thrombin
Kallikrien
Protein C System
Protein C 4 x 10
-3
YesVa, VIIIa
Protein S 3 -4 x 10
-2
YesCofactor–Protein C
Fibrinolytic system
Physiological function of
Fibrinolytic enzymatic system is to digest
intravascular deposits of fibrin
(thrombi) in both large and small vessels &
extravascular fibrin of haemostatic plugs
and inflammation
CLASSIFICATION OF
HEMOSTATIC DISORDERS
Major Components of
normal hemostasis
Vascular Defect
Platelets Decfect –Quantitative
-Qualitative
Coagulation Defect –Congenital
-Acquired
Clinical features
Age -children & young adults
Sex-females 3:1
Presents–bleeding Spontaneous
Trauma
Surgery
Dental procedures
Site of bleeding Skin
Mucous membrane
Nose
Hematuria
Menorrhagia
Metrorhagia
Malaena
Blood picture
Bleeding time -prolonged
Tourniquet test –positive
Peripheral smear
Decreased platelets
Anemia
Bone marrow
Erythroid series
Myeloid series
megakaryocytic series
Screening tests
Prothrombin time (PT)
Activated Partial Thromboplastin time (APTT) and INR
Thrombin clotting time (TCT)
Euglobin Lysis time
Clot solubility test
Fibrin degradation products
Diagnostic
Factor assay
DNA probe