Anti platelets drug Cyclo oxygenase inhibitors – aspirin Inhibitors of Adenosine DiPhosphate (ADP) mediated activation – clopidogrel
Clotting factors
Clotting factors Synthesis by the liver Factor 5 produced by platelets and endothelial cells Vitamin K is required for clotting factor synthesis Warfarin interfere with clotting factor formation
Investigations of coagulation
Monitoring of anti coagulant therapy International Normalized Ratio (INR) INR is the ratio of the patient’s prothrombin time to that of a normal control, raised to the power of the international sensitivity index of the thromboplastin used in the test.
Hemophilia A Hemophilia A is due to Factor VIII deficiency It is the most common congenital factor deficiency Factor VIII is synthesized by the liver and endothelial cells Factor VIII gene is located in the X chromosome. Therefore hemophilia A is a sex linked disorder