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Chemicals May Alter Platelet Count

Chemicals May Alter Platelet Count

After 3 years of testing my husband’s blood for low platelets, doctors discovered that chemicals in the purple blood collecting tube made my husband’s platelets clump together. Now they use one blue and one red tube for the blood test. His platelet count is still low, but they say he has pseudothrombocytopenia. He has never ... More