Thrombocytopenia also known as low platelet count is a medical condition that occurs when the platelets in the blood fall below the normal range. Platelets are small blood cells that help blood clot ...

A Complete Blood Count (CBC) provides much more information than red and white blood cell counts. It also includes ...

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 ...

Aplastic anemia is when your bone marrow can’t make enough healthy blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. A CBC measures blood cell levels and is used to diagnose ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I ...