Assertion: polycythemia | /r/HasProperty | secondary
Facets:
value: to hypoxia
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Polycythemia of this nature can be primary or secondary, depending on whether the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) is involved or not.
text: Polycythemia of this nature can be primary or secondary, depending on whether the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) is involved or not.
text: On the other hand, polycythemia due to a primary derangement in the physiological mechanisms responsible for the synthesis of hemoglobin is known as primary polycythemia.
text: Polycythemia may be primary or secondary
text: However, if the polycythemia is secondary to hypoxia, as in venous-to-arterial shunts or compromised lung and oxygenation, patients can also appear cyanotic.
text: Polycythemia may be primary or secondary