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Chapter 37 - Thrombocytopenia and Bleeding Disorders in Pregnancy (Content last reviewed: 11th November 2020)

from Section 5 - Late Pregnancy – Maternal Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2017

By
Bethan Myers  and
Richard Gooding
Edited by
David James ,
Philip Steer ,
Carl Weiner ,
Bernard Gonik  and
Stephen Robson
David James
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Philip Steer
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
Carl Weiner
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Bernard Gonik
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Detroit
Stephen Robson
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle
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Summary

Platelets are anuclear, biconcave fragments, 1.5–3 μm in diameter, which stain purple on a peripheral blood film. Normal platelet ranges cited by laboratories vary, with lower limits around 140–150 × 109/L and upper limits at 400–450 × 109/L.

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