Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Hypoxemia

An abnormally low level of blood oxygen.


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PMID (PMCID)
7137732
MALE Middle Aged
Erythrocytosis in patients on long-term hemodialysis.
Shalhoub RJ, Rajan U, Kim VV, Goldwasser E, Kark JA, Antoniou LD.
Ann Intern Med. 1982;97(5):686-90.
Nonrenal causes of erythrocytosis such as polycythemia vera, chronic hypoxemia, high-oxygen affinity hemoglobin, and hepatoma were excluded by appropriate clinical studies.