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Platelet count (thrombocytes)
Normal range: 150,000 - 450,000 mm3
Higher: Acute infections, chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic pancreatitis, cirrhosis, collagen disorders, polycythemia, postsplenectomy
Lower: Acute leukemia, DIC, thrombocytopenic purpura
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White Blood Cell count (leukocytes)
Normal range: 4,000 - 11,000 mm3
Higher: Inflammatory and infectious processes, leukemia
Lower: Aplastic anemia, side effects of chemotherapy and irradiation
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Amylase
Normal: 30-122 units/L
Higher: Acute and chronic pancreatitis, mumps (salivary gland disease), perforated ulcers
Lower: Acute alcoholism, cirrhosis of liver, extensive destruction of pancreas
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