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Factor Name Notes

Factor I Fibrinogen
Factor II Prothrombin Vitamin K dependent
Factor III Tissue thromboplastin/ Tissue
factor
Factor IV Calcium
Factor V Labile Factor; unstable in heat
and storage
Factor VI Unassigned
Factor VII Stable factor; proconvertin Vitamin K dependent
Factor VIII Antihemophilic factor
Factor IX Plasma thromboplastin Vitamin K dependent
component; Christmas factor
Factor X Stuart prower factor Vitamin K dependent
Factor XI Plasma thromboplastin
antecedent
Factor XII Hageman factor
Factor XIII Fibrin stabilizing factor

Intrinsic

● Factor XII
● Factor XI
● Factor IX
● Factor VIII
● Tested by aPTT

Extrinsic

● Factor III
● Factor VII
● Tested by PT

Common pathway

● Factor X
● Factor V
● Factor II
● Factor XIII
● Factor I

Coagulation groups

Contact group

● Prekalikrin
o Activates HMWK
▪ Makes it into bradykinin.
o Activates Factor XII
▪ Starts intrinsic pathway
● HMWK (high molecular weight kinin
● Factor XI
● Factor XII
● Contact with foreign surface for activation

Prothrombin group

● Factor II
● Factor VII
● Factor IX
● Factor X
● Vitamin Ka dependent factor

Fibrinogen group

● Factor I
● Facotr V
● Factor VIII
o Needs a cofactor; VWF
o VWF protects it from degradation
● Factor XIII

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