Pulling for Charity. Knights of Columbus in Iowa rallied to both financially sponsor and organize teams for the second annual Plane Pull for Special Olympics Iowa. The event was held at the Des Moines International Airport on June 6, 2015 and raised $100,000 in support of Special Olympic Athletes. Video.
Polycythemia (also known as polycythaemia or polyglobulia) is a disease state in which the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells increases.Blood volume proportions can be measured as hematocrit.bsolute polycythemia [edit]. The overproduction of red blood cells may be due to a primary process in the bone marrow (a so-called myeloproliferative syndrome), or it may be a reaction to chronically low oxygen levels or, rarely, a malignancy.
For instance, we see that the prefix 'poly' means many, the word 'cyt' refers to cells and the suffix 'emia' refers to in the blood. So polycythemia is literally 'many cells in the blood.' Types: Polycythemia Vera. There are two types of polycythemia. The first is called polycythemia vera, which is also known as primary polycythemia. Polycythemia vera is caused by a problem with the bone marrow, resulting in an overproduction of cells. The bone marrow is the 'primary' site for red blood cell production, which might help you recall this term's alternate name.