Von Willebrand Disease Case Study
Von Willebrand disease
When you sustain an injury or if your blood vessels get damaged, it sends out strong signals that are picked up by platelets. These platelets are tiny blood cells rush and spread across the surface of the injury and form clots or plug to stop the bleeding or repair the damage in a process known as adhesion. On any site of injury, these platelets send out chemical signals to other platelets to pile onto the clot formed in a process known as aggregation. Having too many platelets can cause blood clots which may cause a heart attack, stroke or block a major artery. If you have too few or no platelets can be dangerous too because any slight injury can lead to serious blood loss. An example of platelet disorder is …show more content…
A dose of desmopressin is usually recommended so as to check If it is effective and also to study its side effects. Some of the side effect associated with using desmopressin is heart palpitation, fluctuating blood pressure, mild headache and facial flushing.
Tranexamic acid which also could be injected or used as mouth wash or tablets.
For women with heavy period, it is often recommended to go for hormone therapy including birth control pills/ oral contraceptive pills, extra pads and an intrauterine device.
How to manage von Willebrand disease?
People with this disease who are scheduled to undertake surgery should make sure that the surgeon or GP is aware so that precaution measures can be taken to avoid excess bleeding.
People diagnosed with this disease should try and avoid activities where there are risks of bruise or bleeding. In the case that such is not avoidable, protective equipment should be worn.
Some medications are known to aggravate the blood’s ability to clot so medications such as ibuprofen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and aspirin should be avoided.
Stick to the treatment plans and go for regular check-ups so as to monitor the progress of the
When you sustain an injury or if your blood vessels get damaged, it sends out strong signals that are picked up by platelets. These platelets are tiny blood cells rush and spread across the surface of the injury and form clots or plug to stop the bleeding or repair the damage in a process known as adhesion. On any site of injury, these platelets send out chemical signals to other platelets to pile onto the clot formed in a process known as aggregation. Having too many platelets can cause blood clots which may cause a heart attack, stroke or block a major artery. If you have too few or no platelets can be dangerous too because any slight injury can lead to serious blood loss. An example of platelet disorder is …show more content…
A dose of desmopressin is usually recommended so as to check If it is effective and also to study its side effects. Some of the side effect associated with using desmopressin is heart palpitation, fluctuating blood pressure, mild headache and facial flushing.
Tranexamic acid which also could be injected or used as mouth wash or tablets.
For women with heavy period, it is often recommended to go for hormone therapy including birth control pills/ oral contraceptive pills, extra pads and an intrauterine device.
How to manage von Willebrand disease?
People with this disease who are scheduled to undertake surgery should make sure that the surgeon or GP is aware so that precaution measures can be taken to avoid excess bleeding.
People diagnosed with this disease should try and avoid activities where there are risks of bruise or bleeding. In the case that such is not avoidable, protective equipment should be worn.
Some medications are known to aggravate the blood’s ability to clot so medications such as ibuprofen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and aspirin should be avoided.
Stick to the treatment plans and go for regular check-ups so as to monitor the progress of the