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Normal blood platelets?

Hi, I brough my daughter to the Dr yesterday because she has had some nosebleeds. Normally they seem to be triggered by swimming pools but she had one the other night just out of the blue.  The Dr asked if she had any rashes and I said no, i had not noticed any. So, she looked on her back and found what looked like a little speckled spot. That was the only place. I could tell she was concerned and she ordered bloodwork to find out if we should be worried about leukemia. She does not have any other symptoms. The Dr. called and said everything looked normal and that her platelet count was at 215k.  I looked it up on the web and see that the normal range is 150 to 400. I know if the Dr. says it's normal I probably shouldn't worry but I can't help it. She seems to be at the lower end of normal and for a young healthy person it seems like she should be at the higher  end. Should I be concerned at all?  Should I ask for follow up bloodwork in the future? This whole thing just came out of the blue. I only brought her in to the Dr. to see if they could cauterize her nose. Thanks.
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Thank you so much, now I can relax. Merry Christmas to you too!!!!
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Hi, there is no need to fear. She is at normal. There is natural variance between people, and even in the same person from time to time. Her number says she does not have diminished platelet production from leukemia. It also says that her bleeding was not caused by low platelets. (As a comparison, in an adult you might start to be concerned about harmful effects once platelets get down to 50.)

Naturally, if it happens repeatedly in the future, then you'll investigate other possibilities - but not leukemia or thrombocytopenia.

Btw, being too high in platelet count can also sometimes be bad (i.e., possibly too much of a tendency toward clotting).

The spots the doctor was looking for would come under the heading of petechiae. But I don't think that one spot counts as a petechia.

Merry Christmas   :)
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