Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways Talk to your doctor if you have signs of anemia, such as excessive ...

A genetic test You may not get all of these tests, but you’re likely to get some of them. This helps you know for sure that you have PV and not a similar blood disease. Your doctor will probably ...

Peripheral smear. This is a blood test that looks at the shape and number of your red and white blood cells. Some of your blood is put on a slide and examined by computer or under a microscope to ...

"In some countries, up to 81.5% of blood smears are prepared incorrectly," said McDermott. "If a blood smear is prepared incorrectly, when examined under a microscope, the technician will struggle ...

Thrombocytopenia ranges from mild, involving a platelet count of 101,000–140,000 per μl of blood, to very severe, where a person has a platelet count of 20,000 per μl or lower.

Thick blood smear examination is done first, as the concentration of parasite is more and on detection of the parasite, a thin film is made and examined under a microscope.