blood disorders
Platelet Dysfunction
Diagnosis of Platelet Dysfunction
Blood tests to measure platelet count and clotting Special tests to measure platelet function and bleeding Doctors suspect a drug is causing platelet dysfunction if symptoms begin after a person starts taking that drug. Doctors suspect an inherited cause if symptoms begin early in life in people who do not have any other disorders or do not take any drugs that cause platelet dysfunction. Doctors first do a Complete blood count (CBC) to measure the number of platelets and see whether the person's symptoms are caused by a low number of platelets ( 