What is Polycythemia?
{{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Polycythemia | image = Packed cell volume diagram.svg | caption = Packed cell volume diagram. | field = [[Hematology]] | pronounce = | synonyms = Polyglobulia | symptoms = | complications = | onset = | duration = | types = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = }} '''Polycythemia''' (also known as '''polycythaemia''' or '''polyglobulia''') is a rare [[blood]] disease in which there is an increase in [[red blood cells]]. This can cause blood to become thicker and therefore cause [[strokes]] and [[heart attack]]s. Emergency treatment for this can include removal of blood.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spivak|first=Jerry L.|date=July 2019|title=How I treat polycythemia vera|url=https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/134/4/341/260695/How-I-treat-polycythemia-vera|journal=Blood|language=en|volume=134|issue=4|pages=341–352|doi=10.1182/blood.2018834044|issn=0006-4971|pmid=31151982|doi-access=free}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Med-stub}} [[Category:Blood disorders]]