High Red Blood Cells (Polycythemia) Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur)

I hope you all find this lesson helpful! I want to mention that the median age of onset I mention in this lesson is going to be influenced by the age of onset of Polycythemia Vera. :)

Is hyperthyroidism can cause secondary polycythemia?

My father has done the gene test for this that came out negative, but he has high red blood cells and pain in the back of head, any suggestions would be appreciated

Also for very hot weather? a feature of MS?

So this answers alot of my questions.

Hmm. Time to go donate a pint of blood at the Red Cross then, right?

hay my old 20s i taake iron supplement unfortunly i get high level of rbc after taking iron pills i checked in lab test and thanks you fo this amaazing video❤have nce day

How do you reverse it? Or how do you deal with it don't tell me medications is there a natural way of doing it

Thank you! For your future videos can you consider to add the laboratories values also in mg/dl? In my country we don't use mmol. Thanks!

Good information. But what is the solution, kindly eleborate,?

im headed to the emerency clinic first thing in the morming, as ive been dizzy, and unable to climb stairs. Ive been on HRT for awhile and have a gut feeling there are too many red cells.
in the past my dr treated it with therapeutic blood draws. But its back and now cant use the pre existing hemochronmatosis draw as the answer as this is not pre existing. HRT is guess is not right for me. im depressed now.
anyway thanks heading to seek help first thing in the morning.

Awesome video

Is blood letting good for this?

So very informative! Thank you for all your effort. It is much appreciated and very timely in this instance.

It's very appreciated that you define other medical terms that you reference in your lecture. Thx

My husband has this! Diagnosed nearly 3 years ago! Its blood cancer! He is treated in a cancer hospital and has injections of chemo weekly. Its a genetic mutation. The itching i done some research and taking a tea spoon of alnaline 30mins before a bath/shower helps and stops the itching.

Thank you, I learn so much. So do you deal with this like you do for heamachromatosis? By regularly donating blood?

I have a blood pool disorder and POTS MTHFR homozygus gene. Seems a lot of similar symptoms 🤔

Hello Dr JJ could you pls talk about microscopic colitis I've been diagnosed with it recently.

Wow a timely video for me, I'm going for my first phlebotomy next week to get rid of some excess RBCs

I am a MLT student
I've studied This type of blood disease in my College but not detailed as much as these info

This helped me understand my sister's problem. Thick blood, recurring Lyme disease, syncope ( attorney in judge's chambers). Thanks.

My Polycythemia was attributed to moderate Sleep Apnea.

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