PATHOLOGY MCQ
HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM
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Acute asthma
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Cigarret smoking
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Hemolytic anemia
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Climbing peak of mount Kinabalu and return on the same day.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most common causes of secondary polycythemia include obstructive sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Other causes include testosterone replacement therapy and heavy cigarette smoking.
Detailed explanation-2: -Smoking is a well-described cause of polycythemia, though reported only twice before as a cause of ischemic stroke. Smoker’s polycythemia is a ‘mixed’ type of polycythemia, due to a combination of decreased plasma volume and increased RBC production, attributed to chronic CO exposure present in inhaled cigarette smoke.
Detailed explanation-3: -a history of blood clots. being over age 60. high blood pressure. diabetes. smoking. high cholesterol. pregnancy.