Question

With a patient that is administered an injection of erythropoietin (epo) you would expect to see ________.

Answer 1

Erythropoietin is a Hematoprotein that is obtained from kidney as a response to the cellular hypoxia and it also helps in raising the levels of red blood cells in the bone marrow. Since the patient her is administered an injection of this there is possibility to see increased hematocrit which is the increased volume of red blood cells with respect to blood volume.