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Thrombocytosis
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Linked signs and symptoms
18Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Blood in Stool
- Bruising Easily
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dizziness
- Eye Vision Distorted
- Fainting (Syncope)
- Gums Bleeding
- Hand Numbness
- Headache (Cephalgia)
- hepatomegaly
- Lymph Nodes Swollen (Glands)
- Mind: Lightheadedness
- Nose Bleed (Epistaxis)
- Pain: Chest
- Splenomegaly
- Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)
- Thrombocytosis (Increase In platelets)
- Toes Numbness
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
0Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
No linked treatment or supportive options are listed yet.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
5These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological markers/agents
5This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often decreased
4- Antithrombin 111 (AT-111)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 90–110 %Linked diagnostic testsAntithrombin 111 (AT-111) Activity Test
- Protein CReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 70–150 %Linked diagnostic testsProtein C (PC ANtigen)
- Protein SReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 50–120 %; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 55–120 %Linked diagnostic testsProtein S Concentration
- Thrombin TimeReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10–20 secondsLinked diagnostic testsThrombin Time
Introduction / full article
Thrombocytosis
Summary References
Treatments:
1. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000543.htm
2. Tefferi A. Myeloproliferative disorders: Essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 177.
3. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/959378-overview
4. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thrombocytosis/DS01088/METHOD=print
5. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/thrm/thrm_signs.html
6. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/206697-overview
7. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/thrombocytosis.htm
8. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/thrombocytosis/intro.htm
9. http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/thrombocytosis
10. http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Thrombocytosis.htm
11. http://www.fpnotebook.com/Hemeonc/Platelet/Thrmbcyts.htm
12. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/thrombocytosis/hic_thrombocytosis.aspx