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complete blood count
platelets
diagnoses

definition

reference ranges:
standard: 250-500,000/cu mm
healthy: 275-500,000/cu mm

conditions that can exhibit increased platelets (>500,000/cu mm):
Cancer, esp. when advanced; Iron deficiency anemias; Collagen vascular disease: esp. Rheumatoid arthritis; Myeloproliferative disease; Pseudothrombocytosis (malarial parasites, Howell-Jolley bodies, e.g.); Miscellaneous (acute infections, liver cirrhosis).

conditions that can exhibit decreased platelets:
Thrombocytopenia; Rubella, Pseudothrombocytopenia (lab artifact, giant platelets).


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