It also emphasizes that anemia per se is not a contraindication to embarking on a therapeutic phlebotomy program. [nejm.org]

You may develop anemia. Anemia is a low number of red blood cells or a low amount of hemoglobin in your red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a protein that helps carry oxygen throughout your body. Red blood cells use iron to create hemoglobin. [drugs.com]

Disclosures: Off Label Use: Use of hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell anemia. 2011 by The American Society of Hematology [bloodjournal.org]

A goal of therapeutic blood donation once was actually to induce a mild anemia in the attempt to clear stored iron from the tissues and organs. [hemochromatosishelp.com]

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as the triad of obesity, daytime hypoventilation, and sleep-disordered breathing in the absence of an alternative neuromuscular, mechanical or metabolic explanation for hypoventilation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other causes of hypoventilation should be ruled out. [shmabstracts.com]

Notify his primary care provider if he has hypotension or signs and symptoms of dehydration; she may cancel the procedure or order intravenous replacement fluids. [journals.lww.com]

Interestingly, phlebotomy was only associated with self-limited adverse events (prevalence: 3.5%), such as hypotension, dizziness, syncope, headache, and weakness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Elderly patients with some cardiovascular compromise or cerebral vascular complications should have the volume replaced with saline solution after each procedure to avoid postural hypotension. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Intolerance of phlebotomy Decreasing the phlebotomy interval to every 2 weeks is necessary in some patients, especially women. 9 In patients who report hypotension or dizziness, the volume of oral salt drinks can be increased; rarely, an intravenous saline [bloodjournal.org]

PV may also be suspected among the following patients: More than 18 g/dL elevated haemoglobin level in men and more than 16 g/dL in women More than 52% haematocrit in men and more than 47% in women Splenomegaly with or without leucocytosis and thrombocytosis [ephlebotomytraining.com]

Tefferi (2012) stated that PV and ET are myelo-proliferative neoplasms (MPN) primarily characterized by erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis, respectively. [aetna.com]

Thrombocythemia and Thrombocytosis. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [On-line information]. Available online at . Accessed March 2009. Mayo Clinic Staff (2009 February 3). Myelofibrosis. MayoClinic.com [On-line information]. [labtestsonline.it]

Patients with thrombotic tendencies or those who develop thrombocytosis after phlebotomy should be treated with marrow suppression; consider anagrelide in younger patients (aged 50-70 y). [emedicine.medscape.com]