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Why are intravascular and extravascular hemolysis dangerous?
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Oxygen carrying RBC: The red blood cells carry oxygen to the tissues of the body. Hemolysis is breakdown or destruction of red blood cells. Without the RBCs, our tissues including heart and brain cannot get enough oxygen. Taken to the extreme, it could be fatal.
Answered 10/29/2015
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