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complete blood count
RBCs
diagnoses
definition
RBCs: red blood cells
reference ranges:
males:
standard: 4.1-5.8 million/cu mm
healthy: 4.5-5.5 mill/cu mm
females:
standard: 3.7-5.2 mill/cu mm
healthy: 4.0-4.9 mill/cu mm
conditions that can exhibit an increase in RBCs:
Polycythemia; Emphysema/chronic respiratory distress; Adrenal cortical hyperfunction; Cystic fibrosis.
conditions that can exhibit a decrease in RBCs:
Anemias (iron, folic acid, vitamin B6, hereditary); Liver/kidney/spleen dysfunction.
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