Dubravka Šipuš, 2nd year 2013/2014 Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat
Hemostasis – prevention of blood loss Mechanisms: 1) Vascular constriction 2) Formation of a platelet plug 3) Formation of a blood clot 4) Growth of fibrous tissue
Fast process Procoagulants and anticoagulants Complex cascade of chemical reactions Blood coagulation factors
Formation of prothrombin activator Extrinsic pathway Intrinsic pathway
Endothelial surface factors (smoothness, glycocalyx, thrombomodulin) Antithrombin III - heparin cofactor Coumarin (warfarin) Citrate ion, oxalate
Vitamin K deficiency Diseases of the liver Hemophilia Thrombocytopenia
Hemophilia A - abnormality or deficiency of Factor VIII Recessive sex-linked, X chromosome disorder
Guyton, Hall: Textbook of Medical Physiology