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What does a red blood cell count determine?

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The red blood cell (RBC) count determines the total number of red cells (erythrocytes) in a sample of blood. The red cells, the most numerous of the cellular elements, carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues.

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Red blood cell count is 3.64?

No, it has 20-30 trillion red blood cells.


Do i have the power to influence cabbage's growth rate with my Red Blood Cell count?

certainly not! How would your blood cell count have anything to do with a cabbage's growth rate?


What is the red blood cell count for cows?

12x10^58/ml


Is a red blood cell count of 5.18 bad?

If you mean 5.18M, then no.


What causes red blood cell count to go down?

bleeding?

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Will an infection affect decrease red blood cell count?

An infection may decrease the red blood cell count. For example, ebola will do so.


Would the red blood cell count for an individual with aplastic anemia be higher or lower or the same as the red blood cell count of a healthy individual?

lower


Do they check your red and white blood cell count when they do routine blood test?

yes you have to it keep red blood cell to keep moistly


Red blood cell count is 3.64?

No, it has 20-30 trillion red blood cells.


What blood test examines the shape of red blood cells?

Red blood cell count


What measurements are needed to calculate red blood cell indices?

blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit


What is it when a person has a low red blood cell count?

Anaemia


Does white blood cell count go up if you have cancer?

White blood cell count goes down. Red stays the same.


Does high red blood cell count stimulate further red blood cell production?

When there is polycythemia, one should dilute the blood to prevent it from clotting.


What does long-term exercise do to your red blood cell count?

Your red blood cell count will increase in response to the body's increased demand for oxygen as a result of long-term aerobic exercise.


What happens to the white blood cell count in an anemic patient?

Nothing happens to the white blood cells in an anemic patient. It is the red blood cell count that goes down.


Do i have the power to influence cabbage's growth rate with my Red Blood Cell count?

certainly not! How would your blood cell count have anything to do with a cabbage's growth rate?