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A 62-year-old female arrives for her annual physical. She complains of itching in her hands along with headaches and vertigo. A routine complete blood count (CBC) shows red blood cells (RBCs) of 8.2 million/μl, white blood cells (WBCs) 37,000/μl, and platelets 640,000/μl. Her erythropoietin levels are lower than normal. The primary diagnosis would be

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. thrombocytopenia
  2. relative polycythemia
  3. secondary polycythemia
  4. polycythemia vera