von Willebrand disease and platelet disorders.
The diagnosis and management of bleeding disorders is made difficult by the complexity and variety of disorders, clinical symptoms and bleeding type and severity. von Willebrand disease (VWD) and platelet disorders are disorders of primary haemostasis and together represent the most common inherited bleeding disorders. In this article, we describe the diagnosis of VWD and platelet disorders and the treatment options for VWD.
Diagnostic Haemostasis, Haematology Department, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
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Favaloro
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Bodó
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Israels
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Brown
D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D001791:Blood Platelet Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011292:Premedication; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
D006490:Hemostatics
desmopressin; platelet aggregation; platelet disorders; von Willebrand disease; von Willebrand factor