Question

A client diagnosed with autosomal dominant von Willebrand factor disease (vWF) is experiencing mild to moderate bleeding. The health care provider would classify the diagnosis as:

Answer 1

Von Willebrand disease is a genetic disorder when a person misses a clotting protein called von willebrand factor. Thus, symptoms would entail excessive bleeding. Among the other symptoms that may arise with this disease are the following:

*Large bruises
*Nosebleeds
*Heavy menstrual bleeding for women
*Blood in your stools or in your urine