If you are pressed for time, you will not be able to thaw the whole chicken in the refrigerator. You can quickly thaw a whole chicken in cold water or in the microwave, then proceed to cook the chicken the way you prefer.
Hi, platelets are meant to clot so nothing to worry about there. Also, you have a low normal amount so also no extra risk of clots. You shouldn't have a bleeding problem unless your platelets drop quite low...well below normal.. Having said this, the presence of large platelets indicate that something is wrong. It could be something as simple as having had a virus that knocked your platelet count down and to compensate your bone marrow is throwing out young immature larger cells to make up the numbers.
1 The platelet count is the number of platelets in a person's sample of blood. 2  Mean platelet volume (MPV) may be reported with a CBC. 3  It is a calculation of the average size of platelets. 4  Platelet distribution width (PDW) may also be reported with a CBC. 5  It reflects how uniform platelets are in size.