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I'm seeing a hematologist tomorrow, i was referred to him by primary care doctor my hemoglobin is 18.8, my rbc count is 5.96, and my hematocrit 57.
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High HCT: Sounds like polycythemia but need white blood cell count and platelet count and genetic tests to see/ Smoker? lung disease? other causes.
Answered 11/28/2017
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