A 45-year-old premenopausal woman has emphysema. This lung disease impairs the ability to oxygenate the blood, so patients experience significant fatigue and tiredness. To alleviate the symptoms, oxygen is typically prescribed, and this patient has a portable oxygen tank she carries with her at all times, breathing through the nasal cannula. Before she began using oxygen, a complete blood count was done. Laboratory Results June 12, 2020 : RBC count: 5.8 x 1012/L September 12, 2020 : RBC count: 5.0 x 1012/L What is the hormone responsible? What are the mechanisms of action of that hormone?

A 45-year-old premenopausal woman has emphysema. This lung disease impairs the ability to oxygenate the blood, so patients experience significant fatigue and tiredness. To alleviate the symptoms, oxygen is typically prescribed, and this patient has a portable oxygen tank she carries with her at all times, breathing through the nasal cannula. Before she began using oxygen, a complete blood count was done. Laboratory Results June 12, 2020 : RBC count: 5.8 x 1012/L September 12, 2020 : RBC count: 5.0 x 1012/L What is the hormone responsible? What are the mechanisms of action of that hormone?

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter2: Basic Hematology

Section2.9: White Blood Cell Differential Count

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