Does high platelet count affect employment?

We all know that platelets are very important to us, because when bleeding due to trauma, if the platelets can coagulate quickly, we can stop bleeding. If there are too few platelets in the body, we are prone to bleeding. High platelets are not good for our body, so will high platelets affect employment?

First of all, it should be clarified whether the thrombocytosis is primary or secondary. The cause of secondary thrombocytosis is very clear. It is usually caused by some primary causes such as anemia, chronic inflammation, cardiopulmonary disease, malignant tumors, postoperatively, etc., which can cause thrombocytosis, but the count generally does not exceed 1000×10^9/L.

Platelets increase after exercise or meals and recover after rest. The platelet count of a normal person fluctuates by 6-10% every day, being lower in the morning and slightly higher in the afternoon; lower in spring and higher in winter. A woman's platelet count will decrease before and after menstruation. On the first day of menstruation, the platelet count may drop by half and then gradually increase.

There are many factors that lead to high platelet count, but generally speaking there are physiological changes and pathological changes.

1. [Physiological changes]:

Platelets increase after exercise or meals and recover after rest. The platelet count of a normal person fluctuates by 6-10% every day, being lower in the morning and slightly higher in the afternoon; lower in spring and higher in winter. A woman's platelet count will decrease before and after menstruation. On the first day of menstruation, the platelet count may drop by half, and then gradually increase. It will also increase after exercise.

2. Pathological changes:

Thrombocytosis is common in acute suppurative infection, acute blood loss, after splenectomy, hemolytic anemia, polycythemia vera, and chronic myeloid leukemia.

After understanding the definition of platelets and their physiological and pathological changes, will a slightly higher platelet count lead to the above terrible pathological changes? I can tell you that if the content is within a certain range and other test values ​​are normal, there is basically no big problem. For details, please see the following explanation:

A person's inflammatory response under the influence of certain inflammatory factors can lead to an increase in platelets, while other values ​​are normal. The normal platelet count for humans is 100-300*10^9/L. For people whose platelet count is slightly higher than the normal value, there is generally no problem if other values ​​are normal and there are no symptoms. Only platelets are involved in blood coagulation, so a higher value will increase the possibility of thrombosis.

High platelet count: When >400x109/L, it is thrombocytosis. Primary thrombocytosis is common in myeloproliferative diseases, such as chronic myeloid leukemia, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, etc.; reactive thrombocytosis is common in patients with acute and chronic inflammation, iron deficiency anemia and cancer. This type of increase generally does not exceed 500×109/L. The situation improves after treatment and the platelet count will quickly drop to normal levels.