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Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I ...

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What Does a High Platelet Count Mean? What Does a Low Platelet Count Mean? A normal platelet count is between 150,000 to 450,000 per microliter of blood. A high platelet count over 450,000 can lead to ...

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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the frequency and causes of thrombocytosis in patients admitted to the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of Elazig Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazig, ...

Platelet parameters, which include the plateletcrit (PCT), platelet distribution width (PDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV), have been available in the laboratory routine using blood cell counters for ...

A normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 to 400,000 per microliter. Low platelet counts can lead to excessive bleeding, while high counts can cause blood clots. If your platelet count is not normal ...

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated platelet disorder caused by antibodies that target complexes of platelet factor 4 (PF4) and heparin. HIT has been characterized as a ...

When genetic testing reveals a rare DNA mutation, doctors and patients are frequently left in the dark about what it actually means. Now, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ...