Erythrocytosis
Erythrocytosis What every physician needs to know: Erythrocytosis, also known as secondary polycythemia or secondary erythrocytosis to distinguish it from the chronic myeloproliferative disease, polycythemia vera, is an increase in the number of circulating red cells above the gender-specific normal level. Erythrocytosis can be either relative (pseudoerythrocytosis) or absolute. Continue Reading Relative erythrocytosis occurs when…