Recently i carried out a health check which includes cholestral, thyoroid, Complete hemogram, Diabetic, Liver function, Kidney tests etc.in Complete hemogram i found 3 unusual things.1. Red cell distribution width is 15.1fL ( limit is 11.5-14.5)2. Platelets distribution width is 17.3% ( range is 10.0)3. Mean Platelet volume is 10.8% ( range is 5-7)platelts are 151000 per micro litre which seems ok.i m 33yr male from India. reports remarks was: alert!!! Giant platelets.Am i All rite or i need to c a doc soon..plzz advice me.regardsPunit Srivastava
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, The interpretation of your test report is as follows:The platelet count is within normal limits. However, the size of the platelets is increased thus creating variably sized platelets on the peripheral blood smear. This suggests that there is some abnormality in the platelet production in the bone marrow. This type of platelet abnormality is common with Chat Doctor. In case there is any history of 