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{{Thrombocytopenia}}

'''Editor-In-Chief:''' [[User:C Michael Gibson|C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.]] [[Mailto:charlesmichaelgibson@gmail.com|[1]]], '''Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[User:Farbod Zahedi|Farbod Zahedi Tajrishi, M.D]]. [2]
==Overview==
A simple [[Complete blood count|CBC]] is cheap, fast, accurate and the diagnostic study of choice for [[thrombocytopenia]]. Further investigations to look for the cause of [[thrombocytopenia]] is based on patient's history, symptoms and the judgment of the clinician in any specific condition.
==Diagnostic Study of Choice==
*[[CBC]]
*Peripheral blood smear
*Viral studies (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV)
*Anti-platelet antibody testing
*Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy

==References==
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