William Aird
William Aird

@WilliamAird4

2 Tweets 8 reads Sep 02, 2024
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MEAN PLT VOLUME
A follow up to yesterday's tweet about MPV.
MVP is very sensitive to type of automated counter used (optical is best) and preanalytical variables such as what type of anticoagulant is used in collection tube and how long blood is stored before assay.
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Graphic shows the "dream" scenario of utility of MPV in differentiating types of thrombocytopenia, analogous to the morphological classification of anemia.
Not quite there!

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