(WLUK) -- A critical need for blood and platelets has the Community Blood Center urging donations. Officials say they are seeing an especially urgent shortage of Type O blood, but eligible donors ...

Noncancerous blood disorders include clotting disorders, bleeding disorders, various forms of anemia, and eosinophilic disorders.

Learn more about platelets, small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding and serve other important purposes.

Type O positive blood is the most used blood type because it can be transfused to Rh-positive patients of any blood type. Platelets are often needed to help with clotting in cases of massive bleeding.

We have all had a blood test before, but have you ever wondered what happens once the needle is removed and the vial is sent off? At the MUHC Central Laboratory, part of the OPTILAB laboratory network ...

The existing methods and algorithms for recognising cells in a blood sample are prone to a large number of errors and are computationally expensive. In this paper it is proposed to divide the task ...

The first step in the assessment of primary hemostasis disorders is a review of the platelet count, bleeding time, PT, and PTT, in addition to a careful examination of the peripheral blood smear.

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) causes the production of blood clots in an individual's small blood vessels that ...

Pre-operative hematological workup showed thrombocytopenia with hypochromic microcytic red blood cells, and her peripheral blood smear illustrated macrothrombocytes. Her platelet count was ...

Platelets help blood clot, but they have a short shelf life. With blood in short supply, synthetic platelets could help meet demand.

It means you are doing a great job donating platelets, not that there is anything abnormal about your platelet count. There’s no rush to see your doctor.