What is Thrombocytopenia?
'''Thrombocytopenia''' is a condition where there is an unhealthy case of low levels of [[platelet]]s, also known as thrombocytes, in the [[blood]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = Evidence-based Practice of Critical Care|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=4j2pMp-KbKgC&pg=PA645 |publisher = Elsevier Health Sciences|date = 2010|access-date = 2015-04-30|isbn = 978-1416054764|first1 = Clifford S.|last1 = Deutschman|first2 = Patrick J.|last2 = Neligan}}</ref> A normal human platelet count ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Platelet count: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia|url = https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003647.htm|website = www.nlm.nih.gov|access-date = 2015-05-01}}</ref> This condition can often make a person have 50,000 per microliter.<ref>{{Cite web |title = What Is Thrombocytopenia? - NHLBI, NIH|url = http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/thcp|website = www.nhlbi.nih.gov|access-date = 2015-05-01}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Blood disorders]] {{med-stub}}