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This is called Thrombocytopenia and means that the body is low on platelets, a type of blood cell that helps your blood to clot when damage occurs to blood vessels. Depending on how low the platelet count is, individuals with Thrombocytopenia may bruise easily and experience nosebleeds or bleeding gums.
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What does Plt mean in a blood test?
Platelet Count
What does a 57 mean in blood platelet count?
It means that the overall numbers are quite low
What does the abbreviation K mean in platelet count?
In the context of a platelet count, K stands for thousands.
What is mpv blood count?
An MPV blood count is a mean platelet volume test that measures the average size of the platelets found in your blood. This test is usually part of a CBC test.
What is the optimal time for measuring the mean platelet volume on an automated blood count if an EDTA blood specimen is used?
1 to 4 hours
What could platelet count of 900000 mean?
thrombocytosis
Does a low platelet count mean you have HIV?
no, it doesn't mean that there is HIV
Hoe do you calculate the mean platelet volume?
platelete count inmean platelete volume (mpv) to red blood cell count diffnetile leucocyte count dlc total leucocyte countinfomatoninfomaton
What is a low mean platelet volume?
The mean platelet volume measures the size of the platelets. This figure will be low when there is aplastic anemia, myelosuppression as a result of chemotherapy, in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, sarcoma of the bone since blood cells are manufactured in the bone marrow, and a couple of other conditions.
What does low wbc count of 3.1 and low platelet count of 120 mean?
low wbc count depicts immunosuppressed patient,with a compromised deffence mechanism,low platelet count means thrombocytopaenia where the patient has a bleeding disorder resulting to excessive blood loss incase of an injury
What does a platelet count of ten mean?
Platelet count of 113 (or 113,000 more properly) is indicative of mild thrombocytopenia. It should be monitored, but physicians generally don't become concerned until platelet counts are much lower.
What is pdw mean in blood work?
platelet distribution width (PDW)an indication of variation in platelet size which can be a sign of active platelet release.
