Chronic Hypoxemia is Most Likely to Induce

Question

Chronic hypoxemia is most likely to induce
A) leukocytosis.
B) secondary polycythemia.
C) platelet stickiness.
D) jaundice.

Accepted Answer

Chronic hypoxemia leads to a decreased oxygen supply to tissues and organs, which then stimulates erythropoietin production in the kidneys, resulting in an increase in red blood cell production (secondary polycythemia). Leukocytosis is an increase in the number of white blood cells and is not typically associated with chronic hypoxemia. Platelet stickiness is not directly related to chronic hypoxemia. Jaundice is a condition where there is an excess of bilirubin in the blood and is not typically associated with chronic hypoxemia.