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If platelet count fluctuate in daily routine..one day it is 69000..after few days it's 14000and after few days it is again 75000and it continues .?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

The obvious: Question is why is it being checked so frequently? Lab variation looks like the main issue -- i think of clumping when it is slightly low and all over the place.

Answered 8/13/2018

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