A 77-year-old man presents with left-sided chest pain, headaches, night sweats, a burning sensation in his hands and feet, and shortness of breath. He began having headaches 2 days ago, and his symptoms have progressively worsened. On exam, the patient is a thin ill-appearing man. His spleen is palpated 8 cm below the costal margin, and the liver 5 cm below the costal margin. Laboratory analysis shows that his red blood cell count is elevated, and he has a decrease in plasma volume. White blood cells and platelets are within normal limits. Appearance of the red blood cells is normal. Arterial blood gas analysis shows an O2 saturation of 94% on room air. What is the most likely cause of this patient's symptoms? a. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
b. Polycythemia vera
c. Thrombocytopenia
d. Iron-deficiency anemia

Click an item in the list or group of pictures at the bottom of the problem and, holding the button down, drag it into the correct position in the answer box. release your mouse button when the item is place. if you change your mind, drag the item to the trashcan. click the trashcan to clear all your answers. label the following topographic map. click on a label below the map to select it, and then click on the appropriate box on the map to place the label. (increments for contour lines is 50 ft).

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Nhumans, abo blood types refer to glycoproteins in the membranes of red blood cells. there are three alleles for this autosomal gene: ia, ib, and i. the ia allele codes for the a glycoprotein, the ib allele codes for the b glycoprotein, and the i allele doesn't code for any membrane glycoprotein. ia and ib are codominant, and i is recessive to both ia and ib. people with type a blood have the genotypes iaia or iai, people with type b blood are ibib or ibi, people with type ab blood are iaib, and people with type o blood are ii. if a woman with type ab blood marries a man with type o blood, which of the following blood types could their children possibly have? in humans, abo blood types refer to glycoproteins in the membranes of red blood cells. there are three alleles for this autosomal gene: ia, ib, and i. the ia allele codes for the a glycoprotein, the ib allele codes for the b glycoprotein, and the i allele doesn't code for any membrane glycoprotein. ia and ib are codominant, and i is recessive to both ia and ib. people with type a blood have the genotypes iaia or iai, people with type b blood are ibib or ibi, people with type ab blood are iaib, and people with type o blood are ii. if a woman with type ab blood marries a man with type o blood, which of the following blood types could their children possibly have? a, b, ab, and o ab and o a, b, and o a and b