A&P 2: Blood

Discussion question:

Requirements : must be a minimum of 100 words and maximum of 120 words & written in a beginners/intermediate level 

 The physical exam of a young healthy female indicated a RBC count of 5,400,000/mm3 and a hematocrit of 47%. Subsequent tests were completed a few weeks after the initial ones and resulted in an increase in both. When asked if any circumstances had changed in her life recently, she admitted to taking up smoking. Describe ways her new habit may have an effect on her RBC count and the physiological connection with other body systems.