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Features of Chronic mountain sickness are all except

A
Hyperventilation
B
Increase erythropoietin
C
Increase in HCO3 excretion
D
Decrease in mitochondria
High-Yield Explanation
Chronic mountain sickness: - - Occasionally, a person who remains at high altitude for too long experience chronic mountain sickness, in which the following effect occur- The red blood cell mass & hematocrit become exceptionally high due to chronic hypoxia (| in erythropoietin). The pulmonary aerial pressure become elevated due to | blood viscosity. The right side of hea become greatly enlarged as a result of pulmonary hypeension. The peripheral aerial pressure fall. Congestive hea failure ensues. Death often follow unless the person is moved to lower altitude.

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