PLATELET COUNT AND POTASSIUM BLOOD-CONCEN TRATIONS IN ACUTE NONLYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (ANLL)

The authors show that when platelet count and potassium concentrations in ANLL patients correlate positively or do not correlate, there is a positive and negative correlation between survival and hemoglobin lev el (number of red cells), respectively. Clinically, it means that in c ertain conditions hemotransfusion of red cell mass may be useless or e ven harmful. In groups with different relationships between platelet c ount and blood potassium levels, other indicators also vary in interre lations. Thus, in the groups compared cholesterol concentration correl ated differently with platelet number, hemoglobin and potassium concen trations. It is suggested that in certain conditions group correlation may be similar to individual (physiological) correlation of the signs . In situation when it is true, great methodological prospects are ope ned for quantitative description and investigation of physiological re gularities.