Platelets
Feb 18, 2023•5 min
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Get a free nursing lab values cheat sheet at NURSING.com/63labs
What is the Lab Name for Platelets (PLT) Lab Values?
Platelets
What is the Lab Abbreviation for Platelets?
(PLT)
What is Platelets in terms of Nursing Labs?
Platelets (PLT) play a role in coagulation, hemostasis, and thrombus formation. Platelets are the smallest blood cell, damaged vessels send out signals that result in platelets traveling to the area and becoming "active".
What is the Normal Range for Platelets?
100,000 – 450,000 cells/mcL
What are the Indications for Platelets?
- Determine clotting vs bleeding disorders
What would cause Increased Levels of Platelets?
- Malignancy
- Polycythemia Vera
- Postsplenectomy syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Hemolytic anemia
- Tuberculosis
- Birth control
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
- Inherited thrombocytopenia disorders:
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
- Zieve Syndrome
- Infection:
- Hepatitis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Measles
- Sepsis
- Hypersplenism
- Hemorrhage
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Drug Therapy:
- Aspirin
- Ibuprofen
- Sulfa antibiotics
- Hydralazine
- Thiazide diuretics
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Hemolytic anemia's
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