Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) is used to treat:

a. Dysfibrinogenemia
b. Warfarin overdose
c. Vitamin K deficiency
d. VWD, type 1


ANS: D
DDAVP, which triggers the release of VWF from storage organelles, is used to treat type 1 VWD. It is also useful in type 2A, but it is contraindicated in type 2B.

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