Internal Medicine Board Review - DiscWrite CD Promotions
Internal Medicine Board Review - DiscWrite CD Promotions
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Polycythemia vera (PCV)<br />
• Do not be tricked<br />
• On the <strong>Board</strong>s they will provide labs showing<br />
low serum iron saturation and serum ferritin<br />
concentration – what is the cause?<br />
• Rapid p use of endogenous g iron stores due to<br />
increased bone marrow erythroid activity<br />
– Not caused by blood loss or decreased dietary iron