We've all had the occasional black poop, and usually, it's nothing to worry about â food additives like the dye that turns licorice black can tint your poop, too, and in some cases, Pepto-Bismol (really, again?) can even turn your poop black.
4. My report mentions giant platelets.. Giant platelet is a term used to describe platelets that are abnormally large, i.e., as large as a normal red blood cell. These may be seen in certain disorders such as immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) or in rare inherited disorders such as Bernard-Soulier disease.. Mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) are calculations performed by automated blood analyzers. MPV reflects the average size of platelets present in a person's sample of blood while PDW reflects how uniform the platelets are in size.
Best Answer: Occasional large platelets are a common finding on normal peripheral blood smears. They represent younger platelets, and in the clinical situation of increased WBC counts with an infection, indicate an active bone marrow. Do not be concerned. had routine bloodwork done and I had high WBC and large platelets. my mother had APL (type of leukemia) thoughts???? I currently have an infection so maybe that's why the white blood cells are high, but what exactly do large platelets mean? I've googled but most answers talk about platelet COUNT and not SIZE.