Is there a role for phlebotomy in secondary polycythemia?
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Which conditions associated with secondary polycythemia have you treated with phlebotomy?
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Hematology · Johns Hopkins University
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Prefatory to answering the question, I think it's important to specify the full nature of the problem because there is confusion in the hematology literature about the criterion used to define erythrocytosis as well as the phlebotomy target in secondary erythrocytosis. Currently, hematologists use t...
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