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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The ISTH-Bleeding Assessment Tool is a validated instrument that is used to screen patients referred for bleeding symptoms for further laboratory testing. The three main screening tests used in the diagnosis of VWD include vonWillebrand Factor (VWF) antigen, platelet-dependent VWF activity, and factor VIII activity. | |||
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==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
The ISTH-Bleeding Assessment Tool is a validated instrument that is used to screen patients referred for bleeding symptoms for further laboratory testing.<ref name="pmid30064913">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rao ES, Ng CJ |title=Current approaches to diagnostic testing in von Willebrand Disease |journal=Transfus. Apher. Sci. |volume= |issue= |pages= |date=July 2018 |pmid=30064913 |doi=10.1016/j.transci.2018.07.005 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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The three main screening tests used in the diagnosis of VWD include: | |||
* VonWillebrand Factor (VWF) antigen | |||
* Platelet-dependent VWF activity | |||
* Factor VIII activity. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
The ISTH-Bleeding Assessment Tool is a validated instrument that is used to screen patients referred for bleeding symptoms for further laboratory testing. The three main screening tests used in the diagnosis of VWD include vonWillebrand Factor (VWF) antigen, platelet-dependent VWF activity, and factor VIII activity.
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Screening
The ISTH-Bleeding Assessment Tool is a validated instrument that is used to screen patients referred for bleeding symptoms for further laboratory testing.[1]
The three main screening tests used in the diagnosis of VWD include:
- VonWillebrand Factor (VWF) antigen
- Platelet-dependent VWF activity
- Factor VIII activity.
References
- ↑ Rao ES, Ng CJ (July 2018). "Current approaches to diagnostic testing in von Willebrand Disease". Transfus. Apher. Sci. doi:10.1016/j.transci.2018.07.005. PMID 30064913.