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Complete blood count - series

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Results, part 2

High numbers of red blood cells may indicate:

  • Low oxygen tension in the blood.
  • Congenital heart disease.
  • Cor pulmonale.
  • Pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Polycythemia vera.
  • Dehydration (such as from severe diarrhea).
  • Renal (kidney) disease with high erythropoietin production.
Results, part 2

Review Date: 08/03/2004
Reviewed By: Marcia S. Brose, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology, The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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