Our half empty cup from last week has now runneth over! If having low red cells is a bad thing, then having an extremely high amount must be a good thing, right? WRONG! Join the Bloody Minded Crew as we explore what happens when we’re on the other side of that Goldilocks zone of red cells. Remember that episode of the Simpsons where they try and force a million germs through a tiny door? It’s like that but in your capillaries.
TIMESTAMPS
2:14 - Official First Aid Advice
2:30 - Absolute vs. relative erythrocytosis
4:49 - What's the PCV? What's the haematocrit?
7:30 - Signs and Symptoms
10:49 - History for erythrocytosis
14:02 - Causes of Secondary Erythrocytosis
21:30 - SGLT2 Inhibitors - Another Reason to Stop Them
25:36 - Causes of Primary Erythrocytosis
27:20 - Polycythaemia Rubra Vera
29:06 - Budd-Chiari Syndrome
32:20 - Elevated Hb. What Next?
33:48 - Labs - JAK2 + EPO
36:10 - Case Studies - Not Pre-Ordained At All
43:16 - Take Home Messages
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