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A hematocrit of 56 percent would be an indication of?
Polycythemia
What causes secondary polycythemia?
Smoking.can cause secondary polycythemia. So can.carbon monoxide poisoning.chronic heart or lung disease.(endocrine) disorders.exposure to high altitudes.kidney cysts.tumors of the brain,liver,or uterus.burns.diarrhea.hemoconcentration.stress
What is another term for secondary polycythemia?
Secondary polycythemia is also called secondary erythrocytosis
What is a polycythemia vera?
Polycythemia vera-- An excess number of red blood cells in the blood.
What is smoker's polycythemia?
Types of secondary polycythemia. In smoker's polycythemia, the number of red blood cells is elevated. Plasma levels are abnormally low. Smoking, which impairs red blood cells' ability to deliver oxygen to body tissues, can cause secondary polycythemia
What is relative polycythemia?
Types of secondary polycythemia. Known as spurious polycythemia, stress polycythemia, or Gaisbock's syndrome, relative polycythemia is characterized by normal numbers of red blood cells but decreased levels of plasma (the fluid part of the blood).
A condition in which the hematocrit is elevated and the blood volume is normal would be?
Polycythemia often is used to describe an increase in the number of RBC's with no reference to the influctuations in leukocytesand platlets. However, this condition is more accurately termed erythrocytosis.
What disease is polycythemia related to?
Polycythemia is related to tumors, low oxygen levels, lung disease, cancers, and more.
What is the definition of secondary polycythemia?
Secondary polycythemia is an acquired form of a rare disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of mature red cells in the blood. Secondary polycythemia is also called secondary erythrocytosis.
Is polycythemia hereditary?
Polycythemia Vera is not hereditary Polycythemia Vera (PV) a rare and serious, blood disorder that can be deadly if not diagnosed and treated properly. Polycythemia Vera (PV) or Primary Polycythemia is a blood disorder in which bone marrow makes too many red blood cells. The symptoms of Polycythemia Vera are not visible for many years and it develops very slowly. Lots of people find out about their PV from blood tests done for other reasons. Go to the web mpdvoice.org.uk for info on PV and the other rare cancers of the blood
What causes both rheumatoid arthritis and polycythemia?
Heredity? We don't know. Probably tendencies. I have PV and not RA. I don't even have osteo-arthritis.
How do you treat for polycythemia?
There is no cure, it is only controllable.
