Laboratory testing for platelet function disorders

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Platelet function testing is both complex and labor intensive. A stepwise approach to the evaluation of patients with suspected platelet disorders will optimize the use of laboratory resources, beginning with an appropriate clinical evaluation to determine whether the bleeding is consistent with a defect of primary hemostasis. Bleeding assessment tools, evaluation of platelet counts, and review of peripheral blood cell morphology can aid the initial assessment. For patients requiring further laboratory testing, platelet aggregometry, secretion assays, and von Willebrand factor assays are the most useful next steps and will direct further specialized testing including flow cytometry, electron microscopy, and molecular diagnostics. Guidelines and recommendations for standardizing platelet function testing, with a particular focus on light transmission aggregometry, are available and can provide a template for clinical laboratories in establishing procedures that will optimize diagnosis and assure quality results. This review outlines an approach to platelet function testing and reviews testing methods available to clinical laboratories.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37 Suppl 1

Enthalten in:

International journal of laboratory hematology - 37 Suppl 1(2015) vom: 15. Mai, Seite 18-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Israels, S J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine Triphosphate
Clinical laboratory techniques/standards
Journal Article
Platelet aggregation
Platelet disorders
Platelet function tests
Review
Thrombocytopenia

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.04.2016

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ijlh.12346

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM249039575