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'''Thrombocytopenia''' (or '''-paenia''', or '''thrombopenia''' in short) is the presence of relatively few [[platelets]] in [[blood]]. | '''Thrombocytopenia''' (or '''-paenia''', or '''thrombopenia''' in short) is the presence of relatively few [[platelets]] in [[blood]]. | ||
Generally speaking a normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 and 450,000 per mm<sup>3</sup>. These limits, however, are determined by the 2.5th lower and upper [[percentile]], and a deviation does not necessarily imply any form of disease. The number of platelets in a blood sample also decreases | Generally speaking a normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 and 450,000 per mm<sup>3</sup>. These limits, however, are determined by the 2.5th lower and upper [[percentile]], and a deviation does not necessarily imply any form of disease. The number of platelets in a blood sample also decreases quickly with time and a low platelet count may be caused by a delay between sampling and analysis. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Thrombocytopenia (or -paenia, or thrombopenia in short) is the presence of relatively few platelets in blood.
Generally speaking a normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 and 450,000 per mm3. These limits, however, are determined by the 2.5th lower and upper percentile, and a deviation does not necessarily imply any form of disease. The number of platelets in a blood sample also decreases quickly with time and a low platelet count may be caused by a delay between sampling and analysis.