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  • Polycythemia

    Polycythemia

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    Dr. Taoufik

    DEFINITION: True polycythemia is defi ned by the increase in total cell mass. The increase in blood count, hematocrit or hemoglobin that the rate can only be suspected polycythemia. They do not in any case assert because all these data are measures of concentration in plasma. The hematocrit and hemoglobin increase when the total cell…

  • Hyperleukocytosis

    Hyperleukocytosis

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    Dr. Taoufik
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    The leukocytosis is defi ned by a number of white blood cells than 10,000 / mm3. Such a value but draws attention: – Moderate leukocytosis (<12,000 / mm3) may not be accompanied by arithmetically no increase of the various components of the formula leukocyte absolute (absolute neutrophil count <7500 / mm3, lymphocytes <4000 / mm3,…

  • Thrombocytosis

    Thrombocytosis

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    Thrombocytosis is defined as a platelet count greater than 600,000 / mm3. We distinguish secondary thrombocytosis (iron deficiency, inflammation or hyposplenism) of “primitive” thrombocytosis associated with a myeloproliferative disorder. DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUMSTANCES: Clinical manifestations of thrombocytosis are almost exclusively in the forms linked to a myeloproliferative disorder.They are dominated by a predisposition to thrombotic events, more…