Absolute Erythrocytosis
Lab features:
Increased red cell
mass
Polycythemia vera
Primary absolute:
Inappropriate
response:
Increased hematocrit
Secondary absolute:
Appropriate
response:
Chronic pulmonary
disease
Congestive heart
failure
Cirrhosis
High altitude
Renal diseases
Neoplasms
Endocrine disorders
Defective oxygen
transport
