1. EDTA-Dependent Pseudo Thrombocytopenia: A Case Series.
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K. G., Varaprasad, Kavyasree, B., Suchitra, M., Kumar, S. Reddi Hari, S., Jhansi, Deepak, K., and Venugopal, S. M.
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COLLEGE teachers ,THROMBOCYTOPENIA ,HOSPITALS - Abstract
The article "EDTA-Dependent Pseudo Thrombocytopenia: A Case Series" published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research discusses a phenomenon where platelet clumping leads to falsely low platelet counts in blood tests using EDTA as an anticoagulant. The study reports four cases of EDTA-dependent pseudo thrombocytopenia, highlighting the importance of considering this phenomenon when interpreting low platelet counts. The article also explores the association of EDTA-dependent pseudo thrombocytopenia with various conditions and emphasizes the need for clinical suspicion to differentiate this artifact from true thrombocytopenia. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024