SLIDE 25 FLOW CHART FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF A PATIENT WITH V
FLOW CHART FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF A PATIENT WITH VWD:
a) plasma vWF:Ag a) a) plasma vWF:Ag plasma VWF:Ag
Absent Absent
Absent
Type 3
Present Present
Present
b) plasma vWF:RCo vs vWF:Ag vWF:(RCo/Ag) b) b) plasma vWF:RCo vs vWF:Ag plasma VWF:RCo vs VWF:Ag vWF:(RCo/Ag) VWF:(RCo/Ag) Proportionate (0.7 - 1.2) Proportionate
Proportionate
(0.7 - 1.2) (0.7 - 1.2)
Discrepant (< 0.7) Discrepant
Discrepant
(< 0.7) (< 0.6)
Type 1 Type 2
f) platelet vWF f) f) platelet vWF platelet VWF c) plasma Factor VIII:C vs vWF:Ag c) c) plasma Factor VIII:C vs vWF:Ag plasma Factor VIII:C vs VWF:Ag
Proportionate Proportionate
Proportionate
Discrepant Discrepant
Discrepant
Type 2 N
g) FVIII binding assay g) g) FVIII binding assay FVIII binding assay d) Ristocetin Induced platelet aggiutination R.I.P.A. (mg/ml) d) d) Ristocetin Induced platelet aggiutination Ristocetin Induced platelet agglutination R.I.P.A. (mg/ml) R.I.P.A. (mg/ml) Increased (0.2-0.8) Increased Increased (0.2-0.8) (0.2-0.8)
Type 2 B
Decreased (>1.2) Decreased
Decreased
(>1.2) (>1.2)
e) plasma High Multimers e) e) plasma High Multimers plasma High Multimers
Absent Absent Absent Present Present Present
Type 2 A Type 2 M