Polycythaemia, thick, sticky blood, increased red cell mass
Polycythaemia: In the studies on random research, the medical researcher did not mention if the mother was drugged during labor, or her health condition, and the timing of the clamping of the umbilical cord and its condition, when clamped, or what they did with the placenta blood, and how much was deprived the child, and the nutrients in it. Why not? (Research of information was by Donna Young).
Consequences
Polycythaemia refers to an increased red cell mass. http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rpa/neonatal/html/newprot/polycythaemia.htm#
Consequences
The clinical features associated with polycythaemia have been attributed to hyperviscosity{HYPERLINK \l "4"}
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associated with a high
haematocrit, but also to hypervolaemia{HYPERLINK \l "4"}
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in some infants. The viscosity rises exponentially above haematocrits > 65%.
Hyperviscosity results in abnormal blood flow kinetics (increased 'stickiness' of blood) and may result
in tissue hypoperfusion.
Clearly, many of these features are difficult to differentiate from infants with other diseases of the
newborn period (eg neonatal
encephalopathy, respiratory distress syndrome). Many of these features may be associations rather
than consequences of
hyperviscosity. The clinical features ascribed to polycythaemia include:
- Central nervous system: Early changes include hypotonia, poor arousal, poor suck, vomiting, irritability and jitteriness (these signs may be due to underlying condition such as hypoglycaemia in infant of a diabetic mother).
- Metabolic: hypoglycaemia is common in polycythaemic infants{HYPERLINK \l "11"} 11 .
- Cardiac and pulmonary: tachypnoea, tachycardia and cyanosis occur in up to 50% of hyperviscous neonates. Chest x-ray may demonstrate cardiomegaly and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance has been demonstrated on echocardiography.{HYPERLINK \l "11"} 11
- Renal: findings are variable depending on whether there is associated hypervolaemia.
- Gastrointestinal: Poor feeding is frequent, and necrotising enterocolitis may be associated{HYPERLINK \l "12"} 12, 13 , although there are concerns that NEC may be more frequent in those infants receiving partial plasma exchange for hyperviscosity{HYPERLINK \l "16"} 16 .
- Haematological: Mild thrombocytopenia is common, but thrombosis is rare.
- Neurodevelopment: infants with hyperviscosity are at increased risk of motor and neurological abnormalities {HYPERLINK \l "14"} 14, 15 . Hyperviscosity correlates better with adverse outcomes that polycythemia{HYPERLINK \l "14"}14, 15.
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