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Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD A mean platelet volume (MPV) test measures the average size of platelets in your blood. Platelets are blood cells that your bone marrow makes. Healthy platelets ...

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A platelet count measures the concentration of platelets in the blood. A normal platelet count is 150,000–450,000 platelets/ µl. When the number of platelets is low, this concentration reduces.

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A blood test is a test to check your general health, the number of blood cells you have and to help diagnose cancer and other conditions.

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