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WHEN I HAD BLOOD DRWAN FOR SURGERY, THEY ALSO HAD ME GO BACK FOR A 2ND.BLOOD TEST. LAST WEEK I HAD ANOTHER TEST DONE AND THE RESULTS WERE NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION THERE WAS NO PLATELET COUNT AS THE PLATELETS CLUMPED TOGETHER AND COUULD NOT BE COUNTED.
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I don't know what she did, but I'm so pissed and upset that I have to repeat the blood test again and I figure that whoever does it will screw it up again. I still have a huge green and purple bruise on top of my hand ... HealthBoards Message Boards > Health Issues > Blood and Blood Vessel > why do my platelets clump?
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Platelets: The smallest blood cells, platelets play an important role in blood clotting and the prevention of bleeding. When a blood vessel is damaged or cut, platelets clump together and plug the hole until the blood clots. ... Having a blood test is relatively painless. Still, many children are afraid of needles.
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www.teenshealth.org/parent/system/medical/labtest4.html
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A test for high homocysteine blood levels may help reduce that number because elevated levels of homocysteine can be reduced with a relatively simple change in diet. ... Too much homocysteine, however, causes blood platelets to clump together and damage the lining of arteries. That, in turn, can lead to heart attacks...
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The CBC is a common blood test that helps doctors get information about the three major types of cells in the blood: ... Platelets. These cells play an important role in blood clotting and the prevention of bleeding. When a blood vessel is damaged or cut, platelets clump together and plug the hole until the blood clots.
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kidshealth.org/teen/cancer_center/diagnostic_tests/test...
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How to interpret and review your blood test results ... Low values can occur from premature destruction states such as Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), acute blood loss, drug effects (such as heparin) , infections with sepsis, entrapment of platelets in an enlarged spleen, or bone marrow failure from diseases such...
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Within seconds of cutting a blood vessel, the damaged tissue causes platelets to become 'sticky' and clump together around the cut. These 'activated' platelets and the damaged tissue ... Blood count; This is a routine blood test that can count the number of red cells, white cells, and platelets per ml of blood.
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www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000450/
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A platelet count is a test to measure how many platelets you have in your blood. Platelets help the blood clot. They are smaller than red or white blood cells ... The number of platelets in your blood can be affected by many diseases. Platelets may be counted to monitor or diagnose diseases, or identify the cause of...
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www.myoptumhealth.com/portal/ADAM/item/Platelet+count
www.myoptumhealth.com/portal/ADAM/item/Platelet+count
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Platelet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Platelets , or thrombocytes (from Greek θρόμβος — «clot» and κύτος — «cell»), are small, irregularly-shaped anuclear cells (i.e. cells that do not have a nucleus containing DNA), 2-3 µm in diameter...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platelet
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