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A normal platelet count in a healthy individual is between 150,000 and 450,000 per microliter. Ninety-five percent of healthy people will have platelet counts in this range.
Gonzalo Abernathy
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How do platelet clumps affect the WBC and platelet counts?
If the platelet clumps are large enough, an automated blood analyzer may mistake them for WBCs, causing a falsely high WBC count. The platelet count will be decreased if there is a lot of clumping.
What is the Platelet Count Test?
What is the Platelet Count Test?
Does splenectomy cause a high platelet count?
Yes, My platelet count was 421 thousand before my splenectomy. One week after removal it was at 2.1 million. Two weeks after my platelet count was at 2.4. My doctors are hoping that it will come down on it's own, but as it looks right now I will have to be on medication to reduce my platelet count. They are expecting it to always be at an elevated level, but they did not expect such high numbers.
What factors can cause high platelet count?
Factors that can cause a high platelet count are conditions like cancer, iron-deficiency anemia, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney disorder, pancreatitis, tuberculosis, and certain medication. When high platelet counts are high, the medical term for this condition is thrombocytosis.
What is the significance of a low platelet count?
A low platelet count generally puts an individual at high risk of bleeding, or hemorrhage. The underlying cause of a low platelet count could be several diseases ranging from a something benign to HIV or leukemia.
What causes high Platelet count?
Having a high platelet count is called thrombocytosis. This can be caused by cancer, anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, and use of birth control pills.
What are some of the potential diagnoses when a 4 olds person has a high platelet count approximately 600 000?
This case had a unknown fever for 7 days and then have be well , but now he have a high platelet count about 613 000.
Failure to gain weight high wbc high platelet count what could this mean?
it means you have a high metabolisim
Is 52000 platelet count normal in dengue fever?
Is a platelet count of 134 with protein in urine normal
What is the platelet count for dengue patient?
When the platelet count falls to less than 100,000mm3
What is the normal platelet count for an adult?
Average platelet count for adult is 250,000-450,000
