Elderly Woman Faces Clotting Problem

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Dear Dr. Gott: A friend of mine has been diagnosed with polycythemia vera. She is 71 years old and in good health. Fifteen years ago, she had deep vein thrombosis and took warfarin for three months. She now takes an 81-mg aspirin every day, and she took quinine until it was removed from the market.

What is polycythemia vera? What can she expect to happen to her health?

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Elderly Woman Faces Clotting Problem

Dear Reader: This is a disorder in which there is an overproduction of red blood cells in th...

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