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Polycythemia Vera
Also Known As: Polycythemia Rubra Vera; Primary Polycythemia
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Linked signs and symptoms
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- 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
Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
15These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) Concentration
- Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Erythropoietin (Ep) Concentration
- Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration
- Oxygen Saturation Test (Arterial Blood, SaO2)
- Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PO2)
- Platelet Count
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- Thrombin Time
- Urine Uric Acid Concentration
- Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration
- Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration
- White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Biological and test markers
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Often increased
11- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests3Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- Oxygen Saturation (Arterial Blood, SaO2)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 95–100 %; Newborn (0 - 1month): 40–90 %Linked diagnostic tests1Oxygen Saturation Test (Arterial Blood, SaO2)
- Partial Pressure of Arterial Oxygen (PaO2)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 80–100 mm Hg; Newborn (0 - 1month): 60–70 mm HgLinked diagnostic tests1Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PO2)
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic tests1Platelet Count
- RBC MassReference range exampleFemale: 36–48 %; Male: 42–52 %Linked diagnostic tests1Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Red Blood Cells (RBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3.6–5 106/mm3; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4.2–5.4 106/mm3Linked diagnostic tests1Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- Thrombin TimeReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10–20 secondsLinked diagnostic tests1Thrombin Time
- Uric Acid, BloodReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2.5–7 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4–8 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Urine Uric AcidReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 1.48–4.43 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Uric Acid Concentration
- Vitamin B12 (VB12)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 130–670 pmol/LLinked diagnostic tests1Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic tests1White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
3- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10.5–14 µmol/gLinked diagnostic tests12, 3 Diphosphoglycerate (2
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–20 mm/Hr; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–15 mm/HrLinked diagnostic tests1erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Erythropoietin (Ep)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 6–36 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Erythropoietin (Ep) Concentration
Other associated markers
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Polycythemia Vera
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