What causes high Prothrombin time and low Platelet count?

High Prothrombin time and low Platelet count can be caused by many reasons.

If your Prothrombin time is in between 12 seconds and 16 seconds and your Platelet count is in between 150 thou/uL and 450 thou/uL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Prothrombin time and Platelet count respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Prothrombin time : 12 - 16 seconds

Ideal values of Prothrombin time depending on age :
Age Ideal Prothrombin time value
<5 years 12.12
5-10 years 12.242
10-15 years 12.365
15-20 years 12.489
20-25 years 12.614
25-30 years 12.741
30-35 years 12.869
35-40 years 12.998
40-45 years 13.128
45-50 years 13.26
50-55 years 13.393
55-60 years 13.527
60-70 years 13.663
70-80 years 13.8
80-90 years 13.938
90-100 years 14.078
>100 years 14.219

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Normal range of Prothrombin time found among women : - seconds

Ideal values of Platelet count depending on age :
Age Ideal Platelet count value
<5 years 151.505
5-10 years 153.025
10-15 years 154.56
15-20 years 156.11
20-25 years 157.676
25-30 years 159.257
30-35 years 160.854
35-40 years 162.467
40-45 years 164.097
45-50 years 165.743
50-55 years 167.405
55-60 years 169.084
60-70 years 170.78
70-80 years 172.493
80-90 years 174.223
90-100 years 175.97
>100 years 177.735

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High Prothrombin time and low Platelet count can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Prothrombin time and Platelet count blood tests and the results are higher than 16 seconds for Prothrombin time and lower than 150 thou/uL for Platelet count, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Prothrombin time and Platelet count Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Prothrombin time and Platelet count tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Prothrombin time and Platelet count blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Prothrombin time and Platelet count Test reports by your pathologist.

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