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Hyperviscosity (with diminished O2 delivery) with risk of ischemic organ injury and thrombosis (venous or arterial) are most common.

Treatment: Polycythemia

Phlebotomy recommended for Hct55%, regardless of cause, to low-normal range. Aspirin is routinely given to lower the thrombosis risk.

For a more detailed discussion, see Adamson JW, Longo DL: Anemia and Polycythemia, Chap. 77, p. 392, in HPIM-19.

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Section 3. Common Patient Presentations