Polycythemia Vera
It is a bone
marrow illness that clues to an abnormal upsurge in the amount of blood cells.
The red blood cells are typically pretentious.
Symptoms
Trouble
breathing when lying down, Excess bleeding, Dizziness, Headache, Full feeling
in the left upper abdomen (due to enlarged spleen), Itchiness, especially after
a warm bath, Red skin coloring, especially of the face, Shortness of breath,
Symptoms of blood clots in veins near the skin surface (phlebitis).
Diagnosis
The fitness
care provider will do a physical exam.
Treatment
A technique called phlebotomy is used to
reduction blood depth. One unit of blood (about 1 pint) is detached each week
until the amount of red blood cells drops. The cure is sustained as needed.
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