The Bank of Canada is the central bank of the country. In addition, the Minister of Finance and Minister of Industry utilize the Statistics Canada agency for financial planning and economic policy development. The Bank of Canada is the sole authority authorized to issue currency in the form of Canadian bank notes.
Quest Diagnostics offers 2 panels (von Willebrand Comprehensive Panel and von Willebrand Comprehensive Panel 2) that include key tests for VWD diagnosis and typing, along with an interpretation of results and additional comments (Figure 2) .
The test measures the total amount of vWF protein in the plasma. Tests results, which are usually available after several days, are reported as a percentage of what would be expected in normal plasma. A person with 20% to 40% of the normal amount of vWF would likely have a mild form of von Willebrand disease.