Winter affects the human body in many subtle ways, and for some people, it can lead to a sudden drop in platelet count. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

Zydus Lifesciences receives USFDA approval for generic Eltrombopag tablets, treating thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).

Splenomegaly is one of the characteristic signs of an overactive spleen. It can cause platelets to pool inside of your spleen and cause thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is when you have a low ...

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 ...

Eltrombopag tablets are indicated for the treatment of thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) in specific blood disorders.

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 ...

Eltrombopag is used to treat thrombocytopenia, or low platelet count, associated with certain blood disorders.

Investigators have identified a platelet count threshold that appears prognostic in patients with ESKD hospitalized in the ICU. Platelet counts above and below a threshold of 222 × 10 9 /L are ...