PLATELET COUNT:
Platelet is the main element of blood to prevent bleeding while injured. Platelet test count is also known as thrombocyte count&PLT. This Blood test calculates the number of platelets in the blood to detect the bleeding disorder and issues related to bone marrow.
CLINICAL INFORMATION :
This test is usually done for altered levels of platelets either high or low. This test is suggested in patients with HIGH PLATELETS leading to disorders or diseases such as anemia (low RBCs), blood loss, inflammatory disorders, splenectomy, cancer, chemotherapy, chronic myeloid leukemia (cancer of bone marrow), infection, etc., or in patients with low platelets leading to conditions such as viral infections (HIV-AIDS, hepatitis), medications (aspirin, H2-blockers, antibiotics like sulfa-drugs and certain diuretics), cancers (lymphoma and leukemia), aplastic anemia (where all kinds of blood cells are reduced), bacterial infections e.g. Sepsis (it can reduce platelet count) and autoimmune disorders i.e. lupus and Crohn’s disease (can reduce platelet count), chemotherapy, poisoning (pesticides), cirrhosis (excessive alcoholism) and chronic bleeding (stomach ulcers), etc.
Other associated tests include platelet function tests, plateletcrit, etc.
General instructions:
Sample Requirement: Specimen - Blood sample drawn from the vein. Test Preparation: None.
NOTE - Sample for specimen collections may vary based on the patient’s condition/cases according to the patient’s presenting complaints/signs or symptoms:
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT (Special or Rare Cases) - As instructed and guided by Physician / Clinician / Pathologist / as per Laboratory’s requirements, according to procedures and protocols.
This Multi-Specialty Clinical Referral Laboratory “RTDIAGNOSTICS” provides precise and accurate tests with an extensive range of testing services to the medical centers to help in the diagnosis and identification of pathology in the test specimens for infectious diseases and also to evaluate the function of organ systems of the patient. It prevents further complications and helps to stabilize and restore health to near normalcy at the earliest without delay.
