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elevated platelet count in pregnancy From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Wed May 26 14:21:48 1999 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Bernard Cristalli: "Re: OB: Fourth Degree Lacerations" Previous message: Laureano Folgar Erades: "Re: fourth Degree Lacerations" In reply to: charlie chambers: "Re: 4th degree" Next in thread: Len2976@aol.com: "Re: elevated platelet count in pregnancy" Maybe reply: Len2976@aol.com: "Re: elevated platelet count in pregnancy" might also represent essential thrombocytosis which may or may not benefit from anti-platelet medications. strongly suggest hematology and/or MFM consult. Art At Tue, 25 May 1999, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 5/25/99 4:13:17 PM, Len2976@aol.com writes: > ><< New OB patient with initial level of 706,000 platlets >Follow up=W0,000 > >I've never seen an elevated platlet count in pregnancy. I assume the patient >would be at risk for thrombosis. I plan to consult with MD regarding either >a hematology or perinatal consult. >> > >High platelets can be due to a few things. > >1) Anemia causes high platelets (maybe teleologically speaking, the organism >feels like it should be prepared to stop any loss of the precious blood, >since it's anemic, and so it makes more platelets). > >2) Cancer causes high platelets (I don't know why). > >3) I guess you can have a sort of platelet leukemia... malignancy of the >marrow. I don't know that I've ever seen much on that... > >Joe P. -- art fougner, md SonoScan/Genetic Sciences forest hills, ny evsono@pipeline.com Next message: Bernard Cristalli: "Re: OB: Fourth Degree Lacerations" Previous message: Laureano Folgar Erades: "Re: fourth Degree Lacerations" In reply to: charlie chambers: "Re: 4th degree" Next in thread: Len2976@aol.com: "Re: elevated platelet count in pregnancy" Maybe reply: Len2976@aol.com: "Re: elevated platelet count in pregnancy"

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