Indications directory

Stage 1:

Rule our pseudo thrombocytopenia (Aggregation of thrombocytes by EDTA): Thrombocyte count in EDTA-, citrate-, and heparin blood

Stage 2:

Free thrombocyte-antibodies (2 ml serum), fixed thrombocyte-antibodies (10 ml EDTA blood, 20 - 30 ml in case of severe thrombopenia)

Stage 3:

Cardiolipin antibodies, lupus anticoagulant, factor XIII, PTT, INR, immune fixation, urine status, transaminases, ANA (on suspicion of early phase of SLE), rheumatic disease-serology, infection serology (Hepatitis A & B, parvovirus B19, EBV, CMV, HSV, HIV, measles, mumps, rubella, toxoplasmosis), malaria diagnostics, vitamin B12, methyl malonic acid, folic acid, hemolysis parameters, hanta virus infections.

Please also refer to sections: “Werlhof-disease (ITP), heparin-associated thrombocytopenia type II, pseudo thrombocytopenia, von-Willebrand-syndrome, aplastic anemia, hemolytic-uremic-syndrome, thrombotic-thrombocytopenic purpura (Morbus Moschcowitz), alcoholism, paroxysmal nightly hemoglobinuria (PNH), medication-induced thrombocytopenia, secondary immune thrombocytopenia in case of autoimmune illnesses, lymphoproliferative diseases and infections.