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Procrit
Procrit is a blood and coagulation agent.
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A 35-year old asked:
I take procrit (epoetin alfa) about every two weeks, is there an alternative?
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A 43-year old asked:
How common is to take epogen procrit (epoetin alfa) for kidney?
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A 88-year old male asked:
What are pros cons of drug procrit (epoetin alfa) to treat 88 year-old man whose chronic leukemia is now becoming acute where he needs transfusions every two weeks?
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A 55-year old male asked:
I have anemia from ongoing hep c tx. May need procrit (epoetin alfa) injection. Any dietary advice to build up hemoglobin levels and red/white cell counts?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is it safe to take procrit (epoetin alfa) while pregnant or breast-feeding?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Chronic anemia 13 yrs. HepC 3+ yrs. Can elevated IGM 417 simply be the Hep c or more likely a more serious blood issue? Anemia treatd IV iron,procrit (epoetin alfa)
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A 34-year old male asked:
Ckd anemic patient alk phosphatase went up from 99 to 130 and Intact PTH is abnormal (125). Doctor has me on 5000 iu a day vitamin d3, should I check serum vit D and phosphorus levels? Took 40000 units of procrit but rbc not improving ~3.3, hbg 8.7
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A 37-year old asked:
What is erythropoietin typically used for?
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A 49-year old asked:
What stimulates the release of erythropoietin by the kidneys?
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A 24-year old asked:
Why do athletes take erythropoietin?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: erythropoietin?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does anyone know were I can find information about the drug erythropoietin?
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A 36-year old asked:
When does exogenous erythropoietin becomes necessary?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it normal to have low iron high erythropoietin level?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is it possible for coenzyme q10 and erythropoietin to be taken together?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can you take aspirin and erythropoietin together?
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A 36-year old asked:
Does erythropoietin increase or decrease during anemia?
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A 27-year old asked:
Can you use erythropoietin if you have heart disease?
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How effective is erythropoietin for treating chronic kidney disease?
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Why pheochromocytoma causes polycythemia vera, it has to do with erythropoietin tumor production?
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Can EPO abuse stop the kidneys from producing their own EPO once drug use is ended i've read plenty of research about erythropoietin abuse by athletes, and there is consensus that one of the big risks is polycythemia and the possibility of strokes, hypert
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Test by hemotologist s t/oncologist, kappa//lambda light chain, 24he urine ratio 3.51; kappa/lambda serum ratio 1.86; Erythropoietin = 41.1?
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A 42-year old female asked:
What does it mean if you test high for alpha 1 globulin and haptoglobin ? Also anemic and have high reticulocyte count and high erythropoietin?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Labs- Erythropoietin 30.3 Lactate Dehydrogenase 284 Transferrin 199 Gamma Globulin 0.7 SPEP interpretation consistent with Chronic Inflammatory Pattern and Haptoglobin is 225 now to Nephrology what could this be! Abnormal kidney function at PCP! HELP?
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Polycythemia with jak2 Exon 14 and 12 negative,bone marrow biopsy shows erythroid hyperplasia, erythropoietin 16. Stomach and cheat scan Normal ,mild sleep apnea. Please advise is this primary or secondary polychethemia?
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