What causes high Plateletcrit and low Platelet count?

High Plateletcrit and low Platelet count can be caused by many reasons.

If your Plateletcrit is in between 0.2 % and 0.39 % and your Platelet count is in between 150 thou/uL and 450 thou/uL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Plateletcrit and Platelet count respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Plateletcrit : 0.2 - 0.39 %

Ideal values of Plateletcrit depending on age :

Age	Ideal Plateletcrit value
<5 years	0.207
5-10 years	0.214
10-15 years	0.221
15-20 years	0.228
20-25 years	0.236
25-30 years	0.244
30-35 years	0.252
35-40 years	0.26
40-45 years	0.269
45-50 years	0.278
50-55 years	0.287
55-60 years	0.296
60-70 years	0.306
70-80 years	0.316
80-90 years	0.326
90-100 years	0.337
>100 years	0.348

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Normal range of Platelet count : 150 - 450 thou/uL

Ideal values of Platelet count depending on age :

Age	Ideal Platelet count value
<5 years	154.95
5-10 years	160.063
10-15 years	165.345
15-20 years	170.801
20-25 years	176.437
25-30 years	182.259
30-35 years	188.274
35-40 years	194.487
40-45 years	200.905
45-50 years	207.535
50-55 years	214.384
55-60 years	221.459
60-70 years	228.767
70-80 years	236.316
80-90 years	244.114
90-100 years	252.17
>100 years	260.492

High Plateletcrit and low Platelet count can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Plateletcrit and Platelet count blood tests and the results are higher than 0.39 % for Plateletcrit and lower than 150 thou/uL for Platelet count, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Plateletcrit and Platelet count Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Plateletcrit and Platelet count tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Plateletcrit and Platelet count blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Plateletcrit and Platelet count Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• NIH – The use of platelet indices, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume
• NIH – Plateletcrit is superior to platelet count for assessing