Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways An MPV blood test measures the average size of your platelets, which can suggest certain health conditions.High MPV, with larger cells, means your ...

The most common etiology of pseudothrombocytopenia is platelet clumping induced by EDTA, which is the anticoagulant present in the purple tube in which blood is collected for a CBC. This clumping is ...

Lupus may cause you to experience low platelet counts. This could be a direct result of the disease or due to some lupus medications. Severe cases can be life threatening, but most cases are mild and ...

A routine Complete Blood Count (CBC) offers vital insights into your health, revealing levels of red blood cells for oxygen transport, white blood cel ...

Multiple myeloma causes an overgrowth of cancerous plasma cells in your bone marrow. When these cancerous cells crowd out the healthy cells in your bone marrow, thrombocytopenia can occur. Multiple ...

Blood tests are a quick and fairly easy way for medical professionals to detect serious health problems. Having your blood drawn might not be much fun, but regular diagnostic tests of your blood can ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, a routine blood test called a complete blood count, or CBC, may do more than provide general health information. A new study ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a disorder that affects pregnant people and their fetuses. It occurs when the birthing parent’s immune system produces antibodies that attack and destroy ...

Promacta tended to boost platelet counts in patients with low-risk MDS, and helped those patients be independent of transfusions, too. Promacta (eltrombopag) improved platelet counts in patients with ...

Having your blood drawn might not be much fun, but regular diagnostic tests of your blood can detect diseases early for treatment and give your doctor and medical providers critical information about ...