The Most Appropriate Treatment for Secondary Polycythemia Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

The most appropriate treatment for secondary polycythemia is

• A) volume expansion with saline.
• B) measures to improve oxygenation.
• C) phlebotomy.
• D) chemotherapy.

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Definitions:

Codominance

An outcome in which a trait that is determined by two alleles is different from the trait produced by either of the contributing alleles alone.

Recessive Trait

A genetic feature or condition that is expressed in an organism only when two copies of the gene are present, often masked by the presence of a dominant allele when only one copy is present.

Homozygous Genotype

An organism's genetic makeup consisting of two identical alleles for a particular trait.

Heterozygous

Having inherited two genes of different allelic forms for a trait.