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57 yo M with hypertension, otherwise well, is referred to you with the following CBC:
How would you describe the CBC?
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What 2 major buckets do you consider in the differential diagnosis of absolute polcythemia
Click for AnswerSee Polycythemia/Erythrocytosis – Definitions and Classification
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You take a history and find the patient is asymptomatic, otherwise well, but smokes > 5 cigars/day (a clue is the leukocytosis). Which of the following tests would you order:
a
Creatinine
Many types of renal disorders can increase erythropoietin production from peritubular cells.
b
MPL and CALR mutations
These are often checked in patients with suspected essential thrombocythemia.
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CarboxyHb
d
SaO2
e
TSH
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The carboxyHb level returns at 18%. Note that the finger oximeter reported an SaO2 of 96%. However, this device cannot distinguish between oxyHb and carboxyHb, so the 96% reflects combination of oxyHb + carboxyHb.
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