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What is the range rbc, hgb, and hct have to be to be diagnosed with polycythemia vera and to increase risk of dvt?
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Polycythemia: Polycythemia is condition where your hemoglobin is elevated above the normal range. The normal range will depend on the values used by your lab. Many factors can cause polycythemia- things like sleep apnea, lung disease, liver/kidney disease etc vs primary bone marrow problem- called p. Vera. So just because you have polycythemia does not mean it is p-vera.Presence of jak 2 mutation is important.
Answered 4/14/2013
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High: Generally well above upper normal limits hct > 48-50. The rest follow. Some folks with bad lungs can get polycytosis also- so there is a differential diagnostic process.
Answered 3/26/2013
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