Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

Treatment for stage 2 essential thrombocythemia is highly personalized. Not every patient requires medication right away, and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I ...

A 34-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 2) at 16 weeks’ gestation was found to have platelets unable to be quantified because of clumping on routine prenatal blood work, with a visual estimate of 40 ...

Sept. 27, 2004 — Successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection results in significant platelet recovery in 56% of patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), according ...

Doctors originally thought the young patient was a victim of child abuse.

Winter affects the human body in many subtle ways, and for some people, it can lead to a sudden drop in platelet count. This ...

The 3-year relapse and mortality rates for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were 23.6% and 26.3%, predicated on platelet count. Platelet count was found to be a predictor of relapse in ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Results showed an in-hospital mortality rate of 13.27% ...

How low can a platelet count get before you suspect heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? —Higinio R. Lopez, MD, Newark, Del. During heparin therapy, any unexplained decrease that reduces the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I ...