Polycythemia is related to tumors, low oxygen levels, lung disease, cancers, and more.
Yes, a teenager could have this disease. Polycythemia is a disease where the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells are increasing.
Smoking.can cause secondary polycythemia. So can.carbon monoxide poisoning.chronic heart or lung disease.(endocrine) disorders.exposure to high altitudes.kidney cysts.tumors of the brain,liver,or uterus.burns.diarrhea.hemoconcentration.stress
Types of secondary polycythemia. Known as spurious polycythemia, stress polycythemia, or Gaisbock's syndrome, relative polycythemia is characterized by normal numbers of red blood cells but decreased levels of plasma (the fluid part of the blood).
Secondary hypersplenism results from another disease such as chronic malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, or polycythemia vera, a blood disorder.
A very important part of diagnosing secondary polycythemia is differentiating it from primary polycythemia. Doctors diagnose polycythemia by measuring oxygen levels in blood drawn from an artery. Imaging studies.chest x rays.electrocardiogram(EKG)
Not necessarily.Polycythemia is a condition defined by a anormaly large number of circulating red blood cells. It is separated between the relative polycythemia (where the increased number of red blood cells is due to a reduced total blood volume) or the absolute polycythemia (where there are more red blood cells produced).There are a large number of causes that can result in polycythemia (heavy smoking, living in altitude, genetic diseases, cancer). One of them is known as "Polycythemia Vera" and is a proliferative disease that could degenerate in leukemia.In summary, there is a link (could be the cause or the effect) between polycythemia and cancer, but polycythemia is not cancer.SO SORRY, BUT WHOEVER WROTE THE ABOVE IS INCORRECT. "POLYCYTHEMIA" CAN BE CAUSED BY NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER (DEHYDRATION).HOWEVER, POLYCYTHEMIA VERA IS NOT EVEN THE SAME ANIMAL, IS CONSIDERED A CANCER, AND IS TREATED WITH HYDROXYUREA, AMONG OTHER THINGS.Better information here. Go to the web site .mpdvoice.org.uk
Secondary polycythemia is also called secondary erythrocytosis
Polycythemia vera-- An excess number of red blood cells in the blood.
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a rare blood disorder in which the number of red blood cells increases in the body. This increase of blood cell have many reasons, it could be due to a primary process in the bone marrow also known as Myeloproliferative Syndrome, or it may be due to low Oxygen levels or, rarely, a malignancy. Polycythemia Poly is classified into two major groups. * Polycythemia Vera - Primary Polycythemia * Non Vera + Secondary Polycythemia + Relative Polycythemia
Healthy is 12 to 16. Higher is a disease (unless you live high in the mountains) [polycythemia]. Less is anemia - and should be treated by your doctor.
Types of secondary polycythemia. In smoker's polycythemia, the number of red blood cells is elevated. Plasma levels are abnormally low. Smoking, which impairs red blood cells' ability to deliver oxygen to body tissues, can cause secondary polycythemia
Secondary polycythemia usually affects people between the ages of 40 and 60.