This factor works with calcium and Christmas factor to enable activation of Stuart factor. It is solely activated by thrombin that originates from platelets and endothelium lining of blood vessels. It is intrinsic in pathway. Anti-hemophilic factor A and globulin are its other designations.
Shock (circulatory) Circulatory shock, commonly known as shock, is a life-threatening medical condition of low blood perfusion to tissues resulting in cellular injury and inadequate tissue function.
shock is. A complex clinical syndrome of decreasing blood flow to body tissues resulting in cellular dysfunction, decreased cellular metabolism and eventual organ failure. Shock begins as a cellular phenomenon, it progresses to dysfunction of multiple organ systems.