DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was referred to a hematologist. The hematologist would order a phlebotomy when his ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was referred to a hematologist. The hematologist would order a phlebotomy when his ...
When a newborn has polycythemia, it means they have too many red blood cells. A doctor typically diagnoses polycythemia using a hematocrit test. Polycythemia can lead to thickening of the blood and ...
Inspired by another medical thread, I have a question. Going to donate blood, they always do a Hematocrit test. My values have bounced between 42 and 48, over the last year, I don't think they've ever ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Induction therapy with twice-weekly rusfertide helped patients with polycythemia vera achieve target hematocrit ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was referred to a hematologist. The hematologist would order a phlebotomy when his ...
Clinicians treating patients with polycythemia vera are too reliant upon phlebotomy, data suggest. Clinicians treating patients with polycythemia vera (PV) do not appear to be using currently ...