Platelets

Question 1

What is the normal amount of platelets

Answer 1

150,000 – 340,000/mm3

Question 2

When do you start seeing platelet problems

Answer 2

below 100,000 and above 1 million

Question 3

What do you see when it gets to 50 K

Answer 3

bruising; prolonged bleeding `

Question 4

What do you start seeing at 20 K

Answer 4

spontaneous mucosal, deep tissue, & intracranial bleeding