A nursing student wants to know why clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease tend to be polycythemic.What response by the nurse instructor is best?
A) It is due to side effects of medications for bronchodilation.
B) It is from overactive bone marrow in response to chronic disease.
C) It combats the anemia caused by an increased metabolic rate.
D) It compensates for tissue hypoxia caused by lung disease.
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