Polycythaemia

Introduction: Polycythaemia

Description of Polycythaemia

Polycythaemia (medical condition): Excess red blood cells in the blood. See also Polycythemia:
  »Introduction: Polycythemia
  »Symptoms of Polycythemia
  »Causes of Polycythemia
  »Treatments for Polycythemia

Polycythaemia: An increase in the total red cell mass of the blood. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source: Diseases Database

Polycythaemia as a Disease

Polycythaemia: Another name for Polycythemia (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Polycythemia
  »Symptoms of Polycythemia
  »Causes of Polycythemia
  »Treatments for Polycythemia

Polycythaemia: Polycythaemia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Blood conditions

Causes of Polycythaemia

Some of the causes of Polycythaemia are included in the list below:

• Smoking
• High altitude
• Chronic lung disease (see Lung symptoms)
• Kidney tumors
• Liver tumor

See full list of 7 causes of Polycythaemia (Polycythemia)

Symptoms of Polycythaemia (Polycythemia)

Some of the symptoms of Polycythaemia incude:

• No symptoms - in some patients
• Headache
• Tiredness
• Breathlessness
• Disturbed vision

See full list of 14 symptoms of Polycythaemia (Polycythemia)

Treatments for Polycythaemia (Polycythemia)

Treatments for Polycythaemia (Polycythemia) include:

• Venesection
• Medications
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy

Read more about treatments for Polycythaemia

Treatment of Polycythaemia: For more treatment information about Polycythaemia, see treatment of Polycythemia (Polycythaemia)

Polycythaemia as a Symptom

Polycythaemia (symptom): An abnormal increase in the number of blood cells in the blood.

Polycythaemia (symptom): See Polycythaemia (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Polycythaemia:

• Polycythaemia

Terms associated with Polycythaemia:

Terms Similar to Polycythaemia:

• Erythrocythemia
• Erythrocytosis
• PCV increased
• Packed cell volume increased
• Polycythemia

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: Polycythaemia

• eMedicine - Polycythemia, Secondary : Article by Emmanuel C Besa, MD
• eMedicine - Polycythemia : Article by Kristin Baird, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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