Ep 165: A 63-Year-Old with an Elevated Hemoglobin

Ep 165: A 63-Year-Old with an Elevated Hemoglobin

Author: AccessMedicine September 25, 2025 Duration: 7:55

This episode reviews the workup and differential diagnosis of a patient with an elevated hemoglobin (polycythemia), discovered on routine labs during an evaluation for fever and diarrhea.

Read more on this topic in Harrison's chapters:

Anemia and Polycythemia

Polycythemia Vera and Other Myeloproliferative Neoplasms


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