What Do My Lab Test Reports Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 3 Aug 2015

Question: hi dr. my mom is 74 has low platelets for the past 2 years between 110,111,120 and now 94. they have checked her spleen and blood and they r fine.her kidneys and liver work fine . her colesterols levels r fine also. she was drinking baby aspirin and has stopped 2 years ago.
please advise.

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Upload all reports

Detailed Answer:
Hello mam, thanks for trusting health care magic.
Can you please upload her blood reports so that I can have a look and relate them to each other and finally form a diagnosis.
Waiting for your response
Regards
Dr Manisha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (14 minutes later)

I dont have her blood work

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Investigations advised

Detailed Answer:
Yes mam, of course I can guide you to a certain diagnosis and help you with proper treatment if at all needed.
In case you don't have her blood work then can you tell me if her hemoglobin and WBC count was normal in these past reports?
And get a peripheral blood film in case you have not had any to see for morphology of the platelets.
But in general if her hemoglobin and WBC count is normal then no active treatment is needed as we don't take 90,000 count of platelets as very low count in case it stays above 50,000.
But in general she should avoid taking painkillers and aspirin.

Has she been to a hematologist so far? If yes, then I would like to see her prescription slip copy.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (4 hours later)

ok thank u

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
welcome

Detailed Answer:
Welcome dear.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj