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Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
Roman
to coagulation factors ... PF-3, platelet factor ... #Hemostasis #Pathophysiology ... Coagulation #Cascade #Hematology
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
either a clotting factor ... inhibitor of normal factor ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... #pathophysiology ... #hematology #laboratory
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology ... #comparison
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... Environmental Risk Factors ... Epigentics Risk Factors ... Genetic Risk Factors ... #hepatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Deficiency of Factor ... Deficiency of Factor ... Autoimmune • Factor ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
 •
von Willebrand factor ... Generation • Incr Factor ... Clot #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology #Liver
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
patientsl • Risk factors ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... patients • Risk factors ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Acquired Risk Factors ... Thrombophilia: - Factor ... cardiovascular risk factors ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Consumption of Clotting Factors ... Reduced levels of factors ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Exposure → Tissue factor ... treatment #management #hematology
Review of the Coagulation Cascade
Traditional Model:
 • Parallel extrinsic and intrinsic pathways.
Contemporary Model:
 • 4 key
activated clotting factor ... caused by tissue factor's ... cross-linked by Factor ... diagnosis #models #hematology ... #pathophysiology