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If your bone marrow is producing an elevated number of red blood cells what happens to your hematocrit?
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∙ 15y ago
The percentage goes up. (Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in a sample of whole blood, so if an elevated number of red blood cells is produced by your bone marrow, your hematocrit level should rise).
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What happens when your body stops producing blood cells in a diabetic?
Blood cells are produced by the bone marrow. When there is a problem with the marrow, it can stop producing blood cells. An example is Aplastic Anemia.
A patient is diagnosed with bone marrow cancer and a hematocrit of 70 percent What is this condition called?
Polycythemia vera is the condition described when the red blood cell mass is above normal ranges. Polycythemia can occur in a number of conditions, including hereditary, secondary (smoking), and primary.
What is responsible for producing most of your blood cells and storing fat?
Marrow
What bone marrow is produced in the spongy bone of the skeletal system?
The red bone marrow is important in the skeletal function of producing blood.
Why is bone marrow primarily red in infants?
Infants grow relatively fast and need quite a lot of red blood cells, which are only produced in red bone marrow. As the infants grow older, much of the red bone marrow is gradually replaced by yellow bone marrow containing a special kind of fat that gives it its yellowish color. If the body needs more red blood cells than the remaining red marrow is capable of producing, some of the yellow marrow changes to red marrow.
What happens when your body stops producing blood cells in a diabetic?
Blood cells are produced by the bone marrow. When there is a problem with the marrow, it can stop producing blood cells. An example is Aplastic Anemia.
Bone marrow cancer with hematocrit of 70 percent what is this called?
Polycythemia Vers
What is the primary factory for producing blood cells?
Bone Marrow
What is the treatment if bone marrow stops producing any type of cells?
About the only thing would be a bone marrow transplant if your bone marrow isn't working.
A patient is diagnosed with bone marrow cancer and a hematocrit of 70 percent What is this condition called?
Polycythemia vera is the condition described when the red blood cell mass is above normal ranges. Polycythemia can occur in a number of conditions, including hereditary, secondary (smoking), and primary.
What is responsible for producing most of your blood cells and storing fat?
Marrow
Why is the red marrow in bones important?
Because it is active in producing blood elements
Where the blood is producing in your body?
Red blood cells are produced in the bone marrow.
Organ responsible for producing blood cells?
Blood cells are produced in bones, specifically in the bone marrow.
Why hematocrit level is increased in dengue fever?
since there is destruction of the platelets, the red blood cell production in the bone marrow will increase since the platelet production will not compete with it.
What is the meaning of yellow blood cell?
Yellow blood cell is another name for bone marrow. Bone marrow is the tissue responsible for producing red blood cells.
When does the liver stop producing blood cells?
The liver does not produce blood cells at all - the bone marrow does.
