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Mean Platelet VolumeAka: MPV

Large Platelets: Macrothrombocytes (MPV >10 fl)
1. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
2. Bernard-Soulier Disease
3. May-Hegglin Anomaly
Small Platelets: Microthrombocytes (MPV <6 fl)
1. Aplastic Anemia
2. Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
3. Thrombocytopenia-absent radii (TAR Syndrome)
4. Storage Pool Disease

Platelet mean volume determination (procedure) (C0200665)
Concepts	Laboratory Procedure (T059)
English	Mean platelet volume, Platelet mean volume, Platelet mean volume determination
Spanish	determinaciÃ³n del volumen plaquetario medio, determinacion del volumen plaquetario medio, volumen de plaquetas medio, volumen de trombocitos medio, volumen plaquetario medio, VPM
Credits	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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