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Thrombocyte count

150,000 to 400,000/mm3

If the number of platelets is below normal (thrombocytopenia ), this may be associated with:

• cancer chemotherapy
• disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
• hemolytic anemia
• hypersplenism
• idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
• leukemia
• prosthetic heart valve
• massive blood transfusion

• polycythemia vera
• post-splenectomy syndrome
• primary thrombocytosis
• certain malignancies
• early CML
• anemia

A platelet count may be performed under many conditions and to assess many diseases.

Review Date: 02/03/2005
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.