Question 1

is blood platelet count of 500 normal?

Accepted Answer

500000, right?: This is higher than most folks, but "normal" here is a curious idea -- lab reference ranges are set so that several percent of healthy folks fall a little bit outside on either end. If you're iron-deficient, that would be the obvious explanation, even if you're not significantly anemic. If not it's something to follow, or your physician may want to do a gene test for essential thrombocythemia.

Question 2

what causes a high blood platelet count?

Accepted Answer

Thrombocytosis...: ...Is the clinical term for a platelet count > 450k.  This is subclassified as primary (essential) vs. Secondary:  the former is due to unexplained production of platelets, the latter is most often due to chronic infections or inflammation (crohn's dz), anemia, cancer, a rxn to a medication, or following the surgical removal of the spleen.  For more info check www.Thrombocytosis.Net.

Question 3

what is a way to raise a blood platelet count?

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Depends on the cause: There are two main reasons why you may have thrombocytopenia (low platelet).  You are either not manufacturing them effectively or they are being consumed somehow.  The best way to boost the count is to see a qualified hematologist and get worked up.
If they are not being produced effectively, there is a good chance that other types of blood cells aren't being produced well either.

Question 4

what causes a low blood platelet count usually?

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Folic acid deficient: Is one of the most common reasons; there are literally hundreds of others.  You might start by taking a daily multivitamin, but i it doesn't work you have to dig deeper.

Question 5

what should i do for a blood platelet count of 39?

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See a Hematologist : Low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia) may be due to multiple different problems including a rxn to medication  or cancer, however it is most commonly without an identifiable cause (idiopathic or itp).  Treatment is only necessary if counts get very low (putting one at risk for spontaneous bleeding) or before surgery.  Treatment varies with the cause; it sometimes resolves on its own.

Question 6

what does having a high blood platelet count mean?

Accepted Answer

Thrombocytosis: The most common cause of an elevated platelet count is iron deficiency anemia. Some people are born with thrombocytosis. Other causes include chronic infection or inflammation, metastatic cancer, and essential thrombocythemia, a bone marrow disorder which causes excessive production of platelets. For the correct diagnosis and treatment, you will need to see a hematologist.

Question 7

what does a blood platelet count of 294 mean; good or bad?

Accepted Answer

Normal: The range is 250, 000-400, 000.When you say 294, i believe it is 294, 000.

Question 8

what exactly does it mean to have a low blood platelet count?

Accepted Answer

You can bleed: A low platelet count is called thrombocytopenia.  Platelets stick together as part of a clot forming cascade.  If you run out of platelets, or any other component, then you will have a hard time stopping any bleeding.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: blood platelet count?

Accepted Answer

Blood clotting  cell: Platelets are blood cells that assist in forming clots.  They are produced by megakaryocytes  in the bone marrow   they adhere to one another in the face of trauma to form a seal.  A normal platelet count is about 200, 000 to 400, 000 platelets per microliter.

Question 10

what causes low lymophocytes and elevated blood platelet count?

Accepted Answer

: You get the most from this site when you provide detailed background information with your question. What are the numbers (how low/elevated)? What symptoms led to the test? In the absence of more information the findings are not specific to anything.

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