{"id":1615,"date":"2017-07-06T01:11:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T05:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/?p=1615"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:10:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:10:56","slug":"rapid-review-von-willebrand-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/rapid-review-von-willebrand-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Review: Von Willebrand Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Reviewed January 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Von-Willebrand-Disease-VWD-@8x-628x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Von-Willebrand-Disease-VWD-@8x-628x1024.png 628w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Von-Willebrand-Disease-VWD-@8x-184x300.png 184w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Von-Willebrand-Disease-VWD-@8x-768x1252.png 768w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Von-Willebrand-Disease-VWD-@8x-943x1536.png 943w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Image-Von-Willebrand-Disease-VWD-@8x-1257x2048.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><u><strong>Von<span>\u00a0<\/span><span data-scaytid=\"7\" data-scayt_word=\"Willebrand\">Willebrand<\/span>\u00a0disease<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most common inherited bleeding disorder in the US<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three main types\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Type 1: deficiency of vWF (most common)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type 2: abnormal vWF (has several subtypes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type 3: absence of vWF (rare, but most severe type)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sx: bleeding from minor cuts, gingival bleeding, epistaxis, heavy menstrual bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage, postprocedural bleeding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hemostasis test results: isolated prolonged PTT or all normal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dx: von Willebrand-ristocetin cofactor activity, vWF antigen, factor VIII activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tx: desmopressin acetate, recombinant factor VIII, vWF complex infusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sample question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 27-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding. She states that the bleeding is sporadic throughout the month and her <strong>periods last up to 8\u201310 days<\/strong>. She is otherwise healthy and has no other concerns. She notes that her <strong>mother and sister have always had long periods <\/strong>as well. Physical exam is remarkable for mild vaginal bleeding and <strong>bleeding gums<\/strong>. The dermatologic exam is unremarkable. Which of the following is the best initial treatment for this patient?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reviewed January 2024 Von\u00a0Willebrand\u00a0disease Sample question: A 27-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding. She states that the bleeding is sporadic throughout the month and her periods last up to 8\u201310 days. She is otherwise healthy and has no other concerns. She notes that her mother and sister have always had long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/rapid-review-von-willebrand-disease\/\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2020,1996,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025,2026,2027,2028,2029,2010,2011,2012,2013,2000],"tags":[2766,3203,3215],"coauthors":[3864],"class_list":["post-1615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adult-gerontology-primary-care","category-blogtype","category-pa-certified","category-certified-emergency-nurse","category-clinical-year","category-didactic-year","category-emergency-medicine","category-emergency-nurse-practitioner","category-family-medicine","category-family-nurse-practitioner","category-internal-medicine","category-ob-gyn","category-pediatric-emergency-medicine","category-pediatric-primary-care","category-pediatrics","category-rapid-review","tag-hematology","tag-pance","tag-panre"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rapid Review: Von Willebrand Disease - RoshReview.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This Rapid Review distills the important facts about Von Willebrand disease, so you can brush up your knowledge and be a confident medical professional. 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