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What is the definition or description of: platelet count?
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A platelet count : Less than 140 thousand, is low clinical concerns until it falls below 50 thousand include high risk of bleeding. Plt count over 440 thousand is high and can be associated with increased risk of both clotting and bleeding when it gets near 1 million.
Answered 12/9/2013
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