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I have polycythemia and the cause is currently unknown. how much should i expect my red blood cell counts to drop from phlebotomy alone?
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Hemoglobin: Removing one unit of blood would, on average, reduce your hemoglobin by 1.0 gm%. In terms of red cell count it would be about 0.3 million RBC/cmm.
Answered 5/3/2015
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