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Polycythemia Vera 
• A clonal proliferation of myeloid cells 
• Increased RBC mass, JAK2 mutation 
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Polycythemia Vera ... JAK2 mutation • Pruritus
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Pruritus - Generalized ... • Leukemia • Polycythemia ... parasitosis #Pruritus
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... • Leukemia • Polycythemia ... parasitosis #Pruritus
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... Kidney Disease Pruritus ... disease/cholestatic pruritus ... • Hematologic pruritus ... deficiency anemia, Polycythemia
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera ... Thrombosis, Hemorrhage, Pruritis ... shower ("aquagenic pruritis
Dematoses in Pregnancy - Specific Skin Conditions
Non-Pruritic
 • Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy
 • Impetigo Herpetiformis
Pruritic -
Conditions Non-Pruritic ... Herpetiformis Pruritic ... of pregnancy (pruritis ... 3rd trimester) Pruritic ... gestationis • Pruritic
Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Pathophysiology

#Polycythemia #Erythrocytosis #Pathophysiology #hematology #algorithm #differential #diagnosis
Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis ... Pathophysiology #Polycythemia
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia ... How we define polycythemia ... Most polycythemia ... - Acquired: polycythemia
Polycythemia vera, Essential thrombocythemia, Primary myelofibrosis Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Polycythemia vera → Blood JAK2 mutation screening
Polycythemia vera ... Diagnosis Algorithm • Polycythemia
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Increased PMNs • Polycythemia ... Hemoglobinopathy • Familial Polycythemia ... Pulmonary Disease #Polycythemia