Nelson, MDMedically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD Thrombocytosis, or a high platelet count, is diagnosed when platelet levels are greater than 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.

A high platelet count is not attributed to another health condition in thrombocythemia – also known as primary or essential thrombocythemia. Reactive or secondary thrombocytosis is a diagnosis ...

Levels that are too high or too low can be harmful Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Platelets are a type of blood cell. They are involved in producing blood clots, which help stop bleeding ...

Where a patient has a high platelet count, the GP will be notified as part of the results sent back to them. Crucially, the system includes providing clear guidance to the GP on what steps to take ...

The algorithm adds in factors such as a patient's age and sex when analysing whether a raised blood platelet level could indicate cancer. An alert is then sent to GP practices with additional ...

Almost all trials revealed a high risk of bias. Conclusions On the basis of ... such as the presence of white cells count, activation status, platelet concentration and the use of anticoagulants; ...

Malaysia: A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluated the effectiveness of ...