A 39-year-old member asked:
what causes a slight red blood count to be low?
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Dr. Michael Sparacino answered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Several things: These symptoms require a thorough evaluation to find out what's going on and what can be done for you.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What can I do to increase my red blood count?
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Dr. George Valdez answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Depends: There are many reasons why a red count is lower. You have to know the reason in order to know how to treat.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
What could an abnormal red blood count mean?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
High or low: It depend on if the count is higher than normal or lower than normal. Low count is more common and may be due to bleeding, iron and vitamin deficiency, etc. High count may be normal at high altitude, also occur in patients with lung or heart disease and blood cancer.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What is normal red blood count and hgb?
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Dr. Joseph Bouvier answered
Pediatrics 25 years experience
See below: This depends on age and sex. But for an adult female, the average is: 3.90-5.03 trillion cells/liter, (3.90-5.03 million cells/mcl). For hgb: 12.0-15.5 grams/dl
(120-155 grams/l).
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Shelbyville, IN
A 43-year-old male asked:
What range should your red blood count be?
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Dr. Martin Rubenstein answered
Hematology and Oncology 45 years experience
Hgb 12-16: We usually use hemoglobin level as the best way of measuring red count. Normals vary between labs, but in general women should be 11.7-15.7 and men 13.7-16.7.
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Shelbyville, IN
A 43-year-old male asked:
Red blood count on my test range is 3.7 to 5.5.My reading was 5.64.?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
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.
5520 viewsAnswered Feb 24, 2018
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