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Red blood count on my test range is 3.7 to 5.5.my reading was 5.64.?

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Still normal: Were you fasting and may be dehydrated when you had the blood drawn as dehydration can raise rbc count and hemoglobin..Even if you were not dehydrated, this level of rbc count is normal.

Answered 2/24/2018

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