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2. Thrombocytopenia - Wikipedia

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   In hematology, thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of platelets (also known as thrombocytes) in the blood. [2] Low levels of platelets in turn may lead to prolonged or excessive bleeding .

3. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia - Wikipedia

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   Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is the development of thrombocytopenia (a low platelet count), due to the administration of various forms of heparin, an anticoagulant. HIT predisposes to thrombosis (the abnormal formation of blood clots inside a blood vessel ).

4. Antiplatelet drug - Wikipedia

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   Antiplatelet drugs alter the platelet activation at the site of vascular damage crucial to the development of arterial thrombosis. Aspirin and Triflusal irreversibly inhibits the enzyme COX, resulting in reduced platelet production of TXA 2 (thromboxane – powerful vasoconstrictor that lowers cyclic AMP and initiates the platelet release ...

5. Essential thrombocythemia - Wikipedia

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   Hydroxycarbamide, interferon-α and anagrelide can lower the platelet count. Low-dose aspirin is used to reduce the risk of blood clot formation unless the platelet count is very high, where there is a risk of bleeding from the disease, and hence this measure would be counter-productive as aspirin-use increases the risk of bleeding. [3] [15 ...

6. Pseudothrombocytopenia - Wikipedia

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   Pseudothrombocytopenia (PTCP) or spurious thrombocytopenia is an in-vitro sampling problem which may mislead the diagnosis towards the more critical condition of thrombocytopenia. The phenomenon may occur when the anticoagulant used while testing the blood sample causes clumping of platelets which mimics a low platelet count. [ 1 ]

7. Platelet - Wikipedia

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   The term thrombocyte (clot cell) came into use in the early 1900s and is sometimes used as a synonym for platelet; but not generally in the scientific literature, except as a root word for other terms related to platelets (e.g. thrombocytopenia meaning low platelets).