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Approach to Von Willebrand disease (VWD)

By Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#VWD #Von #Willebrand #VonWillebrand #disease #hematology
Willebrand disease (VWD ... MatthewHoMD #VWD ... Von #Willebrand #VonWillebrand
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Autoantibodies to vWF ... Autoimmune disease • vWF ... #Acquired #vonWillebrand
Von Willebrand Disease - Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Management

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
EricsMedicalLectures/ #VonWillebrand
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
also be seen in vWD ... differentiate vWD ... BS by measuring vWF
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
Diagnosis VWF ... (Quantity of VWF ... considered to be low) VWF ... of this plasma VWF ... (differentiate VWD
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Desmopressin (DDAVP) #VonWillebrand
Patch dehiscence (post surgical correction of congenital VSD) on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#VSD #Patch #dehiscence
of congenital VSD ... Ivan_Echocardio #VSD
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
regurgitation, VSD ... regurgitation, VSD
Factor VIII synthesis - Normal, Haemophilia A and Von Willebrand Disease

Normal - vWF carrier protein protects
Disease Normal - vWF ... the absence of vWF ... #HaemophiliaA #VonWillebrand
Coagulation cascade and anticoagulants 

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#coagulation #coumadin #heparin #warfarin #apaxiban #pradaxa #xarelto #DOAC #vWF
xarelto #DOAC #vWF