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I just got my CBC results and this is surprising. Over the last year I've never seen this, count has always been between 190 and 300. Any thoughts on what might cause this?
WBC 5.4 (4-10.5)
RBC 4.53 (4.1-5.6)
Hemoglobin 14.8 (12.5-17)
Hematocrit 43.5 (36-50)
MCV 96 (80-98)
MCH 32.7 (27-34)
MCHC 34.1 (32-36)
RDW 14.4 (11.7-15)
Platelets 139 (140-415)
Neutrophils 47 (40-74)
Lymphs 40 (14-46)
Monocytes 10 (4-13)
Eos 2 (0-7)
Basos 1 (0-3)
JanSz
03-12-2010, 10:00 PM
I just got my CBC results and this is surprising. Over the last year I've never seen this, count has always been between 190 and 300. Any thoughts on what might cause this?
WBC 5.4 (4-10.5)
RBC 4.53 (4.1-5.6)
Hemoglobin 14.8 (12.5-17)
Hematocrit 43.5 (36-50)
MCV 96 (80-98)
MCH 32.7 (27-34)
MCHC 34.1 (32-36)
RDW 14.4 (11.7-15)
Platelets 139 (140-415)
Neutrophils 47 (40-74)
Lymphs 40 (14-46)
Monocytes 10 (4-13)
Eos 2 (0-7)
Basos 1 (0-3)
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/platelet/faq.html
Are there signs or symptoms of high or low platelet levels that I should pay attention to?
Bruising for no apparent reason, bleeding from the nose, mouth, or rectum also without obvious injury, excessive or prolonged menstrual periods, or the inability to stop a small wound from bleeding within a reasonable period of time may indicate a platelet deficiency.
3. How stable are platelet counts?
Platelet counts can vary throughout the course of the day; however, counts are highest at midday. Under certain conditions, platelets may clump and falsely appear to be low in number.
I don't have any of those symptoms.
The only thing I changed was to slightly increase my T dose about 2 weeks before. I don't think it's related though, if anything that would probably help my platelet count.
cpeil2
03-12-2010, 11:15 PM
I don't have any of those symptoms.
The only thing I changed was to slightly increase my T dose about 2 weeks before. I don't think it's related though, if anything that would probably help my platelet count.
Borderline low platelets with no other symptoms can be an early sign of an emerging autoimmune disorder. It can also be nothing. Lots of people live with borderline low platelets.
Watch the platelet count, watch for unusual bleeding, easy bruising etc.; get ANA (anti-nuclear antibodies).
MarkLA
03-13-2010, 11:24 AM
Mine has also been close to or below the bottom of the range. I researched it at that time and from what I read suggested that it's should not be a problem until it gets to be a fraction of the low-range. i.e. You can still clot even with quite a bit less than the low range.
You should also retest as mine moved around a bit as well...
Mark
The only thing I've come up with outside some really terrible stuff would be B12 deficiency.
JanSz
03-13-2010, 03:38 PM
Borderline low platelets with no other symptoms can be an early sign of an emerging autoimmune disorder. It can also be nothing. Lots of people live with borderline low platelets.
Watch the platelet count, watch for unusual bleeding, easy bruising etc.; get ANA (anti-nuclear antibodies).
Antinuclear Antibody test
ANA
The ANA test is ordered to help screen for autoimmune disorders and is most often used as one of the tests to diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Depending on the patient's symptoms and the suspected diagnosis, ANA may be ordered along with one or more other autoantibody tests. Other laboratory tests associated with presence of inflammation, such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and/or C-reactive protein (CRP) may also be ordered. ANA may be followed by additional tests that are considered subsets of the general ANA test and that are used in conjunction with the patient's clinical history to help rule out a diagnosis of other autoimmune disorders.
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