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A 26-year-old female asked:
What does "mean platelet volume: 13.0" mean?
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Average size: That reflects average platelet size and seems to be at the higher end of normal/ borderline high.
1.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 41-year-old member asked:
How high is too high for mean platelet volume?
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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 noted with itp.
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 52-year-old male asked:
If the mean platelets volume is what it means?
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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
MPV.: Mean platelet volume is the average size of your platelets. Not a particularly useful number unless you seem to have a platelet problem such as way to many or too little platelets or difficulty clotting.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Feb 10, 2016
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