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MPV and platelet distribution width
In my cbc MPV is 14.1 and platelet distribution width is 21.9...what does it mean .and is it dengerous?
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MPV stands for mean platelet volume,it means the size of the platelets.
Platelet distribution width means how much each platelet are different / variation in sizes.
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nothing much to worry about, it means your platelet are bigger than average.
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