title: Multiple metabolic abnormalities in a patient with essential thrombocytosis.
abstract: A patient with extreme essential thrombocytosis who exhibited an array of real or spurious metabolic abnormalities is described. Careful venipuncture and prompt measurement avoided unnecessary further laboratory investigation and potentially dangerous overtreatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elisaf
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Milionis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomos
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Siamopoulos