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Chapter 11, Problem 3SQE
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The total change in resistance due to increased hematocrit level in a person with polycythemia and its effect on peripheral resistance.
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Polycythemia is one of the blood cancers, in which bone marrow in the body starts producing more red blood cells than usual. Due to the higher level of the red blood cells in the overall blood volume, the hematocrit (proportion of red blood cells in the blood) increases.
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