1. What are the main components we look at with coagulopathy?:
Answer
1. RBC
2. Platelets
3. Fibrin
2. Generally, the rupture of smaller or more manageable blood vessels is managed via a
three-step process.These steps are::
Answer
1. Vascular spasm (vaso-constriction)
2. Formation of a platelet plug/coagulation
3. Fibrinolysis (prevents clots from growing too large)
3. Failure of any part of the three step process that manages ruptured bloodvessels will
result in...:
Answer Hemorrhage
4. The coagulation cascade has two pathways, which are::
Answer
1. Extrinsic - triggered via vascular insult or trauma that allows blood to escape the
vascular system
2.Intrinsic - (begins in bloodstream) is triggered via internal damage to vessel walls
5. What is hyper-coagulability?:
Answer A condition in which coagulation is unbalanced,resulting in excessive thrombus
formation.
6. What are the three components of Virchow's triad?:
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