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What does it mean if your platelets are high
A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 51 years experience
It depends: There is a wide range over which platelet counts can go before raising any concerns. Normally they range between 150, 000 to 400,000. if your count is... Read More
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Need results: It would have helped had you provided the actual result, i.e. number. Platelet count can be elevated in iron deficiency. If you are a female that is a... Read More
194 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Deborah Sculcoanswered
Hematology and Oncology 38 years experience
Need more info: Mean platelet volume by it self may not be significant. It is sometimes used with lo platelet count to assess for big large young platelets sometimes... Read More
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jan Rydforsanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 35 years experience
Usually Not Serious: Platelets are made in your bone marrow. A platelet is a blood component and helps your blood to clot. If your platelet count is over 500 000, it is f... Read More
6.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Iron deficiency Anem: You have anemia, most probabely iron deficiency due to excessive blood loss during menstruation and elevated platlets we dont have the number is coinc... Read More
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Need more info: It would be helpful to know the results of complete blood count. High platelet count is often a side effect of iron deficiency. All lab results need t... Read More
4.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Deborah Sculcoanswered
Hematology and Oncology 38 years experience
Could be reactive: Many secondary cause including infection or underlying inflammatory conditions.
Also bleeding, iron deficiency or people whose spleens have been remo... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. David Jinanswered
22 years experience
Thanks for asking!: There are 2 major processes associated with thrombocytosis (high platelet count), namely (1) essential or primary; (2) reactive or secondary.
Primary... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Aasim Sehbaianswered
Medical Oncology 25 years experience
Anemia: If someone have low hemoglobin called anemia, and as a result high platelet count called thrombocytosis, usual cause is iron deficiency. Iron deficien... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
What is PCLR? it is not a commonly used laboratory term.
All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who orde... Read More
Answered May 28, 2021
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