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Results 1 - 10 of 90 for what is platelet
  1. Acquired platelet function defect 
    Acquired platelet function defects are conditions that prevent clotting elements in the blood called platelets from working as they ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000546.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Congenital platelet function defects 
    Congenital platelet function defects are conditions that prevent clotting elements in the blood, called platelets, from working as they ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000582.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Platelet antibodies blood test 
    ... blood test shows if you have antibodies against platelets in your blood. Platelets are particles in the blood that help the ... body may produce antibodies that affect its own platelets.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003552.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) 
    ... bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for normal blood clotting. People with the disease have too few platelets in the blood.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000535.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Thrombocytopenia 
    ... which there is an abnormally low amount of platelets. Platelets are parts of the blood that help blood ... often divided into 3 major causes of low platelets: Not enough platelets are made in the bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000586.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Platelet count 
    A platelet count is a lab test to measure how many platelets you have in your blood. Platelets are particles in the blood that help the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003647.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Platelet aggregation test 
    The platelet aggregation blood test checks how well platelets, a part of blood, clump together and cause blood to ... The laboratory specialist will look at how the platelets spread out in the liquid part of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003669.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Drug-induced thrombocytopenia 
    ... any disorder in which there are not enough platelets. Platelets are elements in the blood that help the blood clot. A low platelet count makes bleeding more likely. When medicines or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000556.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura 
    ... purpura (TTP) is a blood disorder in which platelet clumps form in small blood vessels. This leads to a low platelet count ( thrombocytopenia ).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000552.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Bleeding disorders 
    ... difficult to stop. Specific bleeding disorders include: Acquired platelet function defects Congenital platelet function defects Disseminated intravascular ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001304.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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