Clinicians who suspect their patients may have immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) should look for platelet autoantibodies both in the bloodstream and the bone marrow, new research suggests. "Diagnosing ITP ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Myelosuppression is when bone marrow can't make enough blood cells.

Megakaryocytes, which are derived from hematopoietic stem cell precursors in bone marrow, form and release platelets; these circulate in the blood for 8 to 10 days before they are removed by hepatic ...

The most common etiology of pseudothrombocytopenia is platelet clumping induced by EDTA, which is the anticoagulant present in the purple tube in which blood is collected for a CBC. This clumping is ...

Noncancerous blood disorders are conditions that affect blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood disorders may cause symptoms and complications, but most are ...