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Platelet Count

Aka: Platelet Count

Physiology
1. Platelets are generated in the Bone Marrow at a rate of 10% of total Platelet Count per day
Normal
1. Newborns
  1. Preterm: 100,000 to 300,000 per mm3
  2. Term: 140,000 to 300,000 per mm3
2. Infant: 200,000 to 475,000 per mm3
3. Child: 150,000 to 450,000 per mm3
4. Adults: 150,000 to 400,000/mm3
Interpretation: Increased
1. See Thrombocytosis
Interpretation: Decreased
1. See Thrombocytopenia
2. See Pseudothrombocytopenia

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 5/7/2013 and last published on 6/18/2013.

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