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Results 1 - 10 of 26 for Polycythemia
  1. Polycythemia vera 
    Polycythemia vera (PV) is a bone marrow disease that leads to an abnormal increase in the number ... More information and support for people with polycythemia vera and their families can be found at: ... MPN Research Foundation -- www. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000589.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Polycythemia - newborn 
    Polycythemia can occur when there are too many red blood cells (RBCs) in an infant's blood. ... the "hematocrit." When this is greater than 65%, polycythemia is present. Polycythemia can result from conditions that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000536.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Hemoglobin 
    ... that causes abnormal increase in red blood cells (polycythemia vera) Congenital heart disease Exposure to high altitude ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003645.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Erythropoietin test 
    ... used to help determine the cause of anemia, polycythemia (high red blood cell count) or other bone ... Increased EPO level may be due to secondary polycythemia. This is an overproduction of red blood cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003683.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Complete blood count - series (image) 
    ... hematocrit may indicate: Dehydration Burns Diarrhea Eclampsia Erythrocytosis Polycythemia vera Shock ... blood Congenital heart disease Cor pulmonale Pulmonary fibrosis Polycythemia vera Dehydration (such as from severe diarrhea) Emphysema
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100152_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Essential thrombocythemia 
    ... blood cells that starts in the bone marrow) Polycythemia vera (bone marrow disease that leads to an ... Gotlib J. Polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine . 26th ed. Philadelphia, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000543.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Infant of diabetic mother 
    ... less mature lungs High red blood cell count (polycythemia) High bilirubin level (newborn jaundice) Thickening of the ... defects. High bilirubin level (hyperbilirubinemia). Immature lungs. Neonatal polycythemia (more red blood cells than normal). This may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001597.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Exchange transfusion 
    ... with donor blood. In conditions such as neonatal polycythemia , a specific amount of the child's blood is ... red blood cell count in a newborn (neonatal polycythemia) Rh-induced hemolytic disease of the newborn Severe ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002923.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Exchange transfusion - series (image) 
    ... disturbances in body chemistry Toxic effects of drugs Polycythemia
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100018_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Deep vein thrombosis 
    ... causing the blood to be thicker than normal ( polycythemia vera ) Having an indwelling (long-term) catheter in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000156.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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