Platelet Production, Structure, and Function

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150-450 x 10^9/L

What is the normal value of platelets?

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8-11 days

Life span of platelets

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20-30%

Approximately how much platelets are sequestered in the spleen?

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Peripheral zone

Area where glycoproteins are found (gp1b, gp2b3a)

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Tonkantin Method

Which method uses Rees-Ecker as a diluent?

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Brecker-Cronkite Method

It is the reference method for manual platelet count

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1% ammonium oxalate

What is the diluting fluid used in the Brecker-Cronkite method?

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Unopette method

What method uses tripotassium EDTA and ammonium oxalate?

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Hemolysis of red cells by hypotonicity and complete block of platelet activity by chelating Mg and Ca with EDTA and ammonium oxalate

What is the principle of the Unopette method

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Thrombocytopenia with absent radii (TAR)

Absent or decreased and abnormal bone-marrow megakaryocytes, congenital deformities of the arm

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