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If you have a platelet count of 140,000 cell/mm3, what is the risk to your health and why?

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If the platelet count is 140,000 cell /mm³ then we are suffering from thrombocytopenia and our body has a risk of suffering excessive bleeding. This is because platelets are blood cells that are responsible for blood clotting. A lower platelet count will hinder proper clotting of blood and result in excessive bleeding.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Platelets are one of the cellular components of blood.
  • These are devoid of nucleus.
  • These are responsible for clotting of blood by forming platelet plug.
  • The lower and upper limit of platelet count is 150000 cell/mm³of blood and 400000 cell/mm³ of blood respectively.
  • A condition in which platelet count below 150000 cell/mm³ is called thrompocytopenia.
  • A condition in which platelet count higher that 450000 cell/mm³ is called thrombocytosis.
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