My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022.

How low can a platelet count get before you suspect heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? —Higinio R. Lopez, MD, Newark, Del. During heparin therapy, any unexplained decrease that reduces the ...

A panelist discusses how immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is characterized by isolated low platelet counts due to autoimmune destruction, with classification based on duration (acute, extended, or ...

Platelets are small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding. It’s possible to develop low or high platelet counts related to a number of health conditions. Platelets are one of the main ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—Correcting iron deficiency in non-dialysis CKD patients lowers platelet counts and improves erythropoiesis, researchers reported here at the National Kidney Foundation’s 2010 Spring ...

How Does Doptelet Work in Thrombocytopenia? Thrombocytopenia is when your blood has too few platelets (also called thrombocytes). Platelets are blood cells made in the soft, spongy tissue inside your ...

LAS VEGAS—Correction of iron deficiency does not significantly lower platelet counts in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of molecular weight or dose used, according to ...

September 20, 2007 — Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with declining platelet counts appear to be at increased risk for HIV-associated dementia (HIV-D), a new study suggests.

Conclusions: At a first approximation, correlation between Plt# and outcome does NOT appear to be present. Our results should not be taken as final. Censoring postoperative Plt# (as opposed to ...