Complete Blood Count

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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.

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