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What happens inside the body when you are at higher altitudes?
You get polycythemia
What is smoker's polycythemia?
Types of secondary polycythemia. In smoker's polycythemia, the number of red blood cells is elevated. Plasma levels are abnormally low. Smoking, which impairs red blood cells' ability to deliver oxygen to body tissues, can cause secondary polycythemia
Who typically develops secondary polycythemia?
Secondary polycythemia is typically developed by individuals who have conditions that cause their bodies to produce too many red blood cells in response to low oxygen levels in the blood. This can be seen in people with chronic lung diseases, such as COPD, or conditions that affect oxygen delivery in the body, such as sleep apnea.
What body system does ringworm affect?
Respiratory system
What operations do stimulants affect in the body?
they affect the nervous system.
What body system does Bulimia affect?
As is progresses, bulimia can affect virtually all of the systems in the body.
What body system does cocaine affect?
central nervous system
What body system or systems does alzheimers affect?
nervous system
Do steroids affect only the circulatory system?
Steroid affect every system in the body. For instance, they affect the immune system by decreasing inflammation, the reproductive system by changing the balance of hormones, and the stomach by affecting its lining.
What body system is not affect by intoxication?
skeletal
What system does bacteria affect?
bacteria can affect any body system, it just depends on what type of bacteria it is.
What causes secondary polycythemia?
Smoking.can cause secondary polycythemia. So can.carbon monoxide poisoning.chronic heart or lung disease.(endocrine) disorders.exposure to high altitudes.kidney cysts.tumors of the brain,liver,or uterus.burns.diarrhea.hemoconcentration.stress
