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Polycythemia Vera: How to Diagnose
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A panelist discusses how patients with polycythemia vera (PV) often present with diverse symptoms ranging from fatigue and itching to cardiovascular complications, leading doctors to conduct specific diagnostic tests including complete blood counts, JAK2 mutation analysis and bone marrow biopsies, although diagnosis can be challenging due to symptom overlap with other conditions and varying presentation patterns.
Video content above is prompted by the following:
- What might make these patients, or their doctors, consider that their symptoms could be caused by PV?
- What is the typical symptom burden at diagnosis?
- What tests might a patient undergo in order to confirm a PV diagnosis?
- What are some challenges faced in diagnosing PV?
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