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High numbers of red blood cells may indicate:- Low oxygen tension in the blood.
- Congenital heart disease.
- Cor pulmonale.
- Pulmonary fibrosis.
- Polycythemia vera.
- Dehydration (such as from severe diarrhea).
- Renal (kidney) disease with high erythropoietin production.
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Review Date: 9/11/2006
Reviewed By: Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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