Evaluation of erythropoietin hormone in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients during exacerbation and after remission
| Autor: | El Gazzar, Ahmed G., Al Mehy, Gehan F., Gouda, Tahany M., El-Shaer, Osama S., Mohammed, Salwa H. |
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| Zdroj: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis; January 2017, Vol. 66 Issue: 1 p27-32, 6p |
| Abstrakt: | It has long been known that COPD causes polycythemia secondary to erythrocytosis caused by hypoxia present in advanced cases of COPD. However, it was shown in several studies that some COPD patients had anemia rather than erythrocytosis |
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