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What is hyperviscosity? How is it treated?

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LECTURE QUIZ

Hyperviscosity

The blood becomes thicker

The blood becomes thinner

The red blood cells decrease at a very fast rate

there are high levels of calcium in the blood

The symptoms of hyperviscosity are:

Bleeding from the nose and mouth

Visual symptoms such as blurry vision or floaters

Neurologic symptoms such as confusion and dizziness

Shortness of breath

In extreme cases. seizure and coma

All of the above

Plasmapheresis is when a catheter is placed with a line to a machine to relieve symptoms of hyperviscosity, it is rapid but not permanent solution.

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False

Hyperviscosity occurs in myeloma patients because

There are too many platelets in the blood

There are too many red blood cells in the blood

The heart isn't pumping the blood fast enough

There are high level of proteins in the blood