Red blood cell count

Red blood cell count is a topic covered in the Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

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Red blood cell count (RBC or erythrocyte count), whole blood

Males: 4.3–6.0 × 10⁶/mcL

Females: 3.5–5.5 × 10⁶/mcL [× 10¹²/L]

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Lu, Chuanyi Mark., et al. "Red Blood Cell Count." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619024/all/Red_blood_cell_count.

Lu CM, McPhee SJ, Nicoll D. Red blood cell count. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619024/all/Red_blood_cell_count. Accessed January 22, 2019.

Lu, C. M., McPhee, S. J., & Nicoll, D. (2017). Red blood cell count. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619024/all/Red_blood_cell_count

Lu CM, McPhee SJ, Nicoll D. Red Blood Cell Count [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2019 January 22]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619024/all/Red_blood_cell_count

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