Clinical haematology · UKMLA & AKT
Relative polycythaemia
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- Relative (apparent/spurious) polycythaemia - raised haematocrit due to reduced plasma volume, NOT increased red cell mass. Bone marrow and erythropoietin are entirely normal.
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