How to Recognize Symptoms of Polycythemia

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Tip 1 - Polycythemia (High Red Blood Cell Count): Symptoms & Causes

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ana de Siqueira | permalink

Learn about polycythemia, an elevated red blood cell count with symptoms of fatigue, headache, itching, abdominal pain, and joint pain. Causes include some conditions, tumors, low oxygen levels, lung disease, cancers, and more.

For further reading: http://www.medicinenet.com/polycythemia_high_red_blood_cell_count/article.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - Polycythemia Vera

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by willy gout | permalink

For further reading: http://www.healthline.com/health/polycythemia-vera ^[2]

Tip 3 - Polycythemia: Get the Facts on Causes and Treatment

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Vira Rowley | permalink

Information about polycythemia (an increased number of red blood cells) symptoms such as easy bruising or bleeding, blood clots, headache, itching, dizziness, and abdominal pain.

For further reading: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/polycythemia_high_red_blood_cell_count/article_em.htm ^[3]

Tip 4 - Polycythemia Causes, Symptoms, Treatment - Polycythemia Symptoms - eMedicineHealth

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Vilma Winter - Joe | permalink

Information about polycythemia (an increased number of red blood cells) symptoms such as easy bruising or bleeding, blood clots, headache, itching, dizziness, and abdominal pain.

For further reading: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/polycythemia_high_red_blood_cell_count/page7_em.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - What Is Polycythemia Vera?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Myrthe Claassen | permalink

Polycythemia vera is a blood cancer that begins in the marrow of your bones, the soft center where new blood cells grow. With polycythemia vera, your marrow makes too many red blood cells, which causes your blood to get too thick.
Tags: polycythemia vera, blood cancer, bone marrow, red blood cells

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/lymphoma/polycythemia-vera ^[5]