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haleyc112

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Polycythemia is:
 
  1. a condition of too many red blood cells.
  2. a condition of too few red blood cells.
  3. caused by lack of iron in the diet.
  4. the body's response to chronic hypoxemia.
  a. 1, 2
  b. 2, 3
  c. 1, 4
  d. 2, 4

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately describe(s) emphysema?
 
  1. It is characterized by alveolar wall destruction.
  2. It is most closely associated with cystic fibrosis.
  3. It is reversible and preventable.
  4. It is characterized by thick secretions and mucus plugging.
  a. 1
  b. 3
  c. 1, 3
  d. 1, 2, 4



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Answer to Question 1

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The body's response to chronic hypoxemia is to produce too many red blood cells; this is polycythemia. Lack of iron in the diet could lead to anemia.

Answer to Question 2

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Emphysema is defined pathologically as the presence of permanent enlargement of the airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles accompanied by destruction of the alveolar walls.





 

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