What could high hemoglobin levels indicate?

Question

The subject is a otherwise healthy male 20 year old with abnormally high hemoglobin.

Non-Smoker

Lives at Sea level

Answer 1

well as he is a non-smoker
so i say that Dehydration which produces a falsely high hemoglobin which disappears when proper fluid balance is restored. Some other infrequent causes are lung disease, certain tumors, a disorder of the bone marrow known as polycythemia rubra vera, and abuse of the drug erythropoietin (Epogen) by athletes for blood doping purposes.

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Answer 2

High hemoglobin levels are scene in a couple of situations. Hemoglobin can be elevated in smokers. It is the body's response to chronic exposure to carbon monoxide. Hemoglobin may also be elevated in a condition known as hemachromatosis.

Answer 3

Higher-than-normal hemoglobin may indicate:
Congenital heart disease
Cor pulmonale
Pulmonary fibrosis
Polycythemia vera
Increased RBC formation associated with excess erythropoietin.
Please see the webpages for more details on Hemoglobin.

Answer 4

Polycythemia; living at a high altitude (Denver, Santa Fe, etc);
decreased pulmonary function.

Answer 5

too many red blood cells from bening at high altitude for a long period of time. i.e. living in denver colorado . the need for that many red blood cells is for the fact that more oxygen is needed to get the oxygen inriched blood to the brain and lungs and then for the rest of the body

Answer 6

he has high blood sugar? and lives at sea level?
It might have something to do with his diet. Check into that or ask your physiology teacher.

Answer 7

Jaundice. Hepatitis too, liver problems

Answer 8

anything that results in chronic hypoxia, e.g. congenital heart diseases, smoking etc. or excessive production of erythropoietin, e.g. kidney tumours, or primary polycythemia, which is a haematological disease