Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Puerto Rico by Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Mayela M. Alsina-Guerrero

“…We obtained values for white blood cell count and red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet, mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin, mean cell hemoglobin concentration, and red cell distribution width. …”
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Sequential release of cytokines, lipid mediators and nitric oxide in experimental colitis by A. P. M. van Dijk, Z. J. Keuskamp, J. H. P. Wilson, F. J. Zijlstra

“…Then a 25% inflammation score was reached which coincided with an increased production of platelet-activating factor (PAF). No significant changes were observed in leukotriene B4 and C4 formation. …”
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Fedratinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis: a critical appraisal of clinical trial and “real-world” data by Adrian Duek, Ilona Leviatan, Osnat Jarchowsky Dolberg, Martin H. Ellis

“…Based on randomized clinical trial data, it is approved for use in patients with International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) or Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS) intermediate-2 or high-risk disease and is distinguished from ruxolitinib in that it can be administered without dose reduction in patients with thrombocytopenia, to a platelet count above 50,000/µL. In these trials, fedratinib achieved significant spleen volume reduction in ~30–45% of patients and improvement in total symptom scores in 35–40% with good tolerability. …”
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Processing of Polypropylene-Organic Montmorillonite Nanocomposite by Equal Channel Multiangular Extrusion by V. A. Beloshenko, A. V. Voznyak, Yu. V. Voznyak, L. A. Novokshonova, V. G. Grinyov, V. G. Krasheninnikov

“…With using X-ray structure analysis, TEM, DSC, and dilatometry, it has been demonstrated that this kind of processing provides an additional intercalation of the polymer into OMMT tactoids with the succeeding exfoliation and facilitates an increase in the aspect ratio, the degree of platelet orientation, the crystalline lamellar thickness, and a decrease in the dispersion of the crystallite thickness, as well as the formation of biaxial orientation of the OMMT and PP crystals. …”
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Severe Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Pregnancy Mimicking HELLP Syndrome by Shravya Govindappagari, Michelle Nguyen, Megha Gupta, Ramy M. Hanna, Richard M. Burwick

“…Severe vitamin B12 deficiency may present with hematologic abnormalities that mimic thrombotic microangiopathy disorders such as hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. We report a patient diagnosed with severe vitamin B12 deficiency, following termination of pregnancy for suspected preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome at 21 weeks’ gestation. …”
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Tirosin Kinase Inhibitors in Chronic Graft versus Host Disease: From Bench to Bedside by Jacopo Olivieri, Sabrina Coluzzi, Imma Attolico, Attilio Olivieri

“…In many inflammatory fibrotic diseases, such as Systemic Scleroderma (SSc) and cGVHD with fibrotic features, an abnormal activation of transforming growth factor (TGFβ) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGF-R) pathways have been observed. …”
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A Case of Leptospirosis-Associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome Successfully Treated with Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Nao Umei, Shingo Ichiba

“…His condition continued to deteriorate, with decreasing platelet count, worsening renal function, hyperbilirubinemia, hypotension, and respiratory distress. …”
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting as Pituitary Apoplexy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rahul Gupta, Urmimala Bhattacharjee, K. S. Lekshmon, Shakun Chaudhary, Prashant Sharma, Aditya Jandial, Pinaki Dutta

“…The underlying pituitary adenoma was either nonfunctioning or a prolactinoma, and in majority, the apoplexy event occurred after the diagnosis of haematological malignancy. The platelet counts at the time of PA were less than 30 × 109/L in all, and the malignancy subtypes were acute or chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphoid leukemia. …”
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Noninvasive Tests to Assess Liver Stiffness in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: APRI, FIB-4, and FIB-5 Scores by Aysun Yakut, Murat Aladag

“…“Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)-platelet ratio index” (APRI), “4 factor-based fibrosis index” (FIB-4) score, and “5 factor-based fibrosis index” (FIB-5) score were calculated and compared with liver histopathological features. …”
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Magnesium and Vascular Changes in Hypertension by Ana Rosa Cunha, Bianca Umbelino, Margarida L. Correia, Mario Fritsch Neves

“…In addition, lower concentrations of magnesium are associated with oxidative stress, proinflammatory state, endothelial dysfunction, platelet aggregation, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia. …”
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura following Administration of mRNA-Based SARS-CoV-2 and MMR Vaccinations: A Cautionary Tale by Whitney Thomas, Adam Albano, Dean Kirkel, Nason Rouhizad, Folasade Arinze

“…The patient was hospitalized briefly and treated for ITP with glucocorticoids, IVIG, and platelet transfusion. Although our patient’s clinical presentation and subsequent course are similar to those of other cases of ITP in association with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ITP following MMR and mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine coadministration. …”
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The Possible Potential Therapeutic Targets for Drug Induced Gingival Overgrowth by Tamilselvan Subramani, Vidhya Rathnavelu, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen

“…Proteins such as transforming growth factor (TGF), endothelin-1 (ET-1), angiotensin II (Ang II), connective tissue growth factor (CCN2/CTGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) appear to act in a network that contributes to the development of gingival fibrosis. …”
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Combined Effects of Thermal Radiation and Nanoparticles on Free Convection Flow and Heat Transfer of Casson Fluid over a Vertical Plate by M. G. Sobamowo

“…The decrease in velocity and increase in temperature are highest in lamina-shaped nanoparticle and followed by platelet-, cylinder-, brick-, and sphere-shaped nanoparticles, respectively. …”
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Sumit Sohal, Akhilesh Thakur, Aleena Zia, Mina Sous, Daniela Trelles

“…Over the course of her stay, her platelet counts started dropping with a concurrent decrease in fibrinogen levels. …”
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Irreversibility and Sensitivity analysis of MHD squeezing various shaped nanofluid flow between parallel permeable disks by Abdul Awal, Md. Sarwar Alam

“…The key concern of the present study is to elucidate the entropy generation optimization and sensitivity analysis of the two-dimensional hydromagnetic unsteady squeezing nanofluids flow with different shapes of nanoparticles such as spherical, brick, cylindrical, platelet between two parallel circular disks. The stationary bottom disk is assumed as permeable to generate suction/injunction of the fluid through its porous structure and the top disk squeezes away or towards the bottom disk. …”
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Approach to Management of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura at University of Cincinnati by N. Abdel Karim, S. Haider, C. Siegrist, N. Ahmad, A. Zarzour, J. Ying, Z. Yasin, R. Sacher

“…Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) is a rare hematologic emergency, congenital or acquired, characterized by ischemic damage of various organs because of platelet aggregation. It is the common name for adults with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, with or without neurologic or renal abnormalities, and without another etiology; children without renal failure are also described as TTP. …”
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Retinal and Preretinal Hemorrhages in a Patient Receiving Hyper-CVAD Chemotherapy for T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Krishi Peddada, Stephanie J. Weiss, Shaina Kumar, Deepika Malik

“…Labs associated the appearance of these hemorrhages with a significant decrease in hemoglobin and a platelet count of 5 K/μL. A Nd:YAG laser applied in the left eye at the posterior hyaloid face allowed blood to drain into the vitreous cavity and brought the patient’s visual acuity back to baseline. …”
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A Rare Case of Post-Partum Hemorrhage with Refractory Thrombotic Microangiopathy, and Hepatic Infarction: A Diagnostic Dilemma with High Mortality by Naved Yousuf Hasan, Asiah Salem Rugaan, Noha Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Masood Iqbal

“… We are presenting a very rare and unique case of postpartum hemorrhage with excessive blood loss requiring 6 units of packed red cells, 2 units of single donor platelet transfusions, 4 fresh frozen plasmas, and 4 cryoprecipitates. …”
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Analysis of hematology quality control using six sigma metrics by Shreya Goel, Amit R. Nisal, Ankita Raj, Ravindra C. Nimbargi

“…Internal quality control (IQC) data sets of five analytes- Red Blood Cell count (RBC), Hemoglobin (Hb), Hematocrit (Hct), White blood cell count (WBC), and Platelet count (PLT) were analyzed retrospectively of six months using Beckman Coulter DXH 800 hematology analyzers. …”
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Bilateral Macular Roth Spots as a Manifestation of Subacute Endocarditis by Karolina Ceglowska, Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Agnieszka Kiszka, Michael J. Koss, Ryszard Maciejewski, Robert Rejdak

“…Procalcitonin concentration, platelet count, and body temperature were within normal ranges. …”
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