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A member asked:

My whole cbc is normal , but my protein in blood is slightly high 8.8 calcium high normal, albumin 5.1- been dehydrated , are these signs of that?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Likely: Dehydration can explain these findings.

Dr Friedlander agreed

Answered 5/14/2018

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