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  1. High red blood cell count - Mayo Clinic

    A high red blood cell count is an increase in a type of cells made in bone marrow and found in blood. The main job of red blood cells is to move oxygen from ...

  2. Sed rate (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) - Mayo Clinic

    Sed rate is a blood test that can reveal inflammatory activity in your body. It's often used to help diagnose conditions affecting your joints or muscles.

  3. High red blood cell count Causes - Mayo Clinic

    Nicotine dependence (smoking). In some people, cancers or pre-cancers that affect the bone marrow can cause too many red blood cells to form. An example is:.

  4. Complete blood count (CBC) - Mayo Clinic

    The blood is measured in cells per liter (cells/L) or grams per deciliter (grams/dL). Red blood cell count. Male: 4.35 trillion to 5.65 trillion cells/L. Female ...

  5. Anemia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Anemia is a problem of not having enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the body's tissues. Hemoglobin is a protein found in red cells ...

  6. Sickle cell anemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of inherited disorders known as sickle cell disease. It affects the shape of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all ...

  7. Hematocrit test - Mayo Clinic

    Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. Having too few or too many of them can be a sign of certain diseases. The hematocrit test is a simple blood ...

  8. Macrocytosis: What causes it? - Mayo Clinic

    Macrocytosis is a term used to describe red blood cells that are larger than normal. Also known as megalocytosis or macrocythemia, this condition typically ...

  9. Platelet, double red blood cell and plasma donations - Mayo Clinic

    Plasma is commonly given to people in emergency and trauma situations to help stop bleeding. To donate blood plasma, you must meet all of the requirements for ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Blood disorder causes body to make too many red blood cells

    ANSWER: Polycythemia vera is a blood disorder where the body makes too many red blood cells. It's one in a family of diseases called myeloproliferative ...