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What causes high red blood cell count and high hemoglobin?
What causes high red blood cell count and high hemoglobin?
What causes high red blood cell count and high hemoglobin?
A high hemoglobin count occurs most commonly when your body requires an increased oxygen-carrying capacity specifically if you smoke. Sometimes It can be genetic as well
Last updated on 23 Feb 2023
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CBC test can aid in early recognition of COVID-19 in patients
No
Last updated on 23 Feb 2023
What's the best time for general blood and urine tests?
Early morning preferably otherwise one can take the test throughout the day
Last updated on 23 Feb 2023
MCH levels in complete blood count tests: High and low levels
Low MCH levels can indicate anemia and high MCH levels may indicate kidney or lung disease
Last updated on 23 Feb 2023
How is MCH and MCHC different? - hemoglobin?
MCH quantifies the amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell. The normal values for MCH are 29 +- 2 picograms (pg) per cell. MCHC indicates the amount of hemoglobin per unit volume
Last updated on 23 Feb 2023
MCH
MCH stands for Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
Last updated on 23 Feb 2023
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