Question 1

do platelet counts stay relatively level or fluctuate over time? 1/8/15 =199, 4/1/15 = 212 & 4/16/15 =387. normal to rise like that in 2 weeks?

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Fluctuate: You are making new platelets every 10-12 days so any given day, your platelet count may be different.  Hope this helps.

Question 2

is this a normal fluctuation for platelets? 9/14/21-210 x 10 ^ 3ul, 10/8/21- 213 x 10^3ul, 10/14/21- 211 x 10 ^ 3ul, 11/5/21- 196 x 10 ^ 3ul. it seems like a big drop. i had pharyngitis could this cause the drop?

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: This will depend on time of day, how long you have been out of bed and lab used. I always figure a 10% variation of most labs done on the same day from the same tube as usual variation.  Thus 10% of 210 is 21 and 210-21=189 so that looks pretty good just on one day but as it was over almost 2 months would consider range of variation OK.   But check with local lab as they may have varying variation

Question 3

platelet too high?

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Essential: Thrombocytosis is a seemingly benign over-production of platelets but has a tendency to lead to clots and strokes, and may be a true myeloproliferative (leukemia like) disorder. You need to see a hematologist/oncologist to seal the diagnosis and discuss the need for treatment and options.

Question 4

what are platelets?

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Platelets: Blood celss help with clotting.

Question 5

how low is to low for platelets?

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Complicated.: This is a great question.  The major worry of platelets being too lowis unexplained bleeding into the head, which can be very serious.  This risk is present at different levels for different patients.  It depends on quite a bit of variables: age, recent injury, other illnesses, current bleeding, chance of platelet recovery, etc.  Clearly if there is troublesome bleeding, they are too low.

Question 6

what does clumped platelets mean?

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Clumping together: Platelets are sticky cells thus they can stick and clump together.  As a result of platelet clumping, platelet counts reported by automated counters may be much lower than the actual count in the blood because these devices cannot differentiate platelet clumps from individual cells.

Question 7

hi my platelets is 440 is this bad?

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Need more info: Platelet count of 440 thousand, while high is not bad per se. It is likely that you are iron deficient as that is associated with high platelet counts. Get you hemoglobin tested, but even if that is normal you may wish to take oral iron supplement and a multivitamin on a regular basis while your are having menstrual period.

Question 8

how to naturally increase platelets?

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Platelets: I see you are suffering from liver cirrhosis. In this case your platelets are affected. There is no natural cure for cirrhosis unfortunately and therefore there is no natural supplement to boost your platelets.

Question 9

which foods increase platelet levels?

Accepted Answer

None: Food does not affect platelets.

Question 10

my platelet is 446 should i be worried?

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Platelets: Not sure what your measurement is, but normal value is 150,000-400,000 per microleters.

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