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Polycythemia Vera

Also Know As Primary Polycythemia, Polycythemia Rubra Vera

Sign/Symptoms
Abdominal Bloating Breathing Difficulty When Lying Flat (Orthopnoea) Bruising (Contusion) Bruising Easily Dizziness Eye Vision Distorted Face Flushing Headache (Cephalgia) Liver Enlarged Or Tender Skin Bluish Coloration (Cyanosis) Skin Itching Skin Itching Generalized Skin Red Spots Sweating (Perspiring) Weakness

Drugs
Busulfan Hydroxyurea Melphalan

Treatments
Vitamins Methylcobalamin (form of Vitamin B12)

Attributes
Commonality is rare

Further Tests
2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) Concentration 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) (Decreased) Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test Uric Acid, Blood (Increased) erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (Decreased) Erythropoietin (Ep) Concentration Erythropoietin (Ep) (Decreased) Heamatocrit (Hct) RBC Mass (Increased) Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration Hemoglobin (Hb) (Increased) Oxygen Saturation Test (Arterial Blood, SaO2) Oxygen Saturation (Arterial Blood, SaO2) (Increased) Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PO2) Partial Pressure of Arterial Oxygen (PaO2) (Increased) Platelet Count Platelets (Increased) Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count Red Blood Cells (RBC) (Increased) Thrombin Time Thrombin Time (Increased) Urine Uric Acid Concentration Urine Uric Acid (Increased) Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration Vitamin B12 (VB12) (Increased) Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration Vitamin B12 (VB12) (Increased) White Blood Cell (WBC) Count White Blood Cell (WBC) (Increased)

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