A patient has a baseline platelet count of 30,000/µL. Upon receiving a platelet pool of 4 random platelets, what would you expect the post-transfusion platelet count to be?
A) 35,000/µL
B) 50,000/µL
C) 80,000/µL
D) 100,000/µL

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A pool of 4 random donor platelets typically increases the platelet count by about 20,000 to 40,000/µL. Starting from 30,000/µL, the expected post-transfusion count would be around 50,000/µL.

A Patient Has a Baseline Platelet Count of 30,000/µL