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Thefollowingarenormalcompletebloodcountresultsforadults:
Redbloodcellcount

Male:4.325.72trillioncells/L*
(4.325.72millioncells/mcL**)
Female:3.905.03trillioncells/L
(3.905.03millioncells/mcL)

Hemoglobin

Male:13.517.5grams/dL***
(135175grams/L)
Female:12.015.5grams/dL
(120155grams/L)

Hematocrit

Male:38.850.0percent
Female:34.944.5percent

Whitebloodcellcount

3.510.5billioncells/L
(3,500to10,500cells/mcL)

Plateletcount

150450billion/L
(150,000to450,000/mcL**)

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*L=liter
**mcL=microliter
***dL=deciliter

Notadefinitivetest
Acompletebloodcountistypicallynotadefinitivediagnostictest.
Dependingonthereasonyourdoctorrecommendedthistest,
resultsoutsidethenormalrangemayormaynotrequirefollow
up.YourdoctormayneedtolookattheresultsofaCBCalong
withresultsofotherbloodtests,oradditionaltestsmaybe
necessary.
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completebloodcountmaynotbeacauseforconcern,andfollow
upmaynotbeneeded.However,ifyou'reundergoingcancer
treatment,resultsofacompletebloodcountoutsidethenormal
rangemayindicateaneedtoalteryourtreatmentplan.
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Resultsinthefollowingareasaboveorbelowthenormalranges
onacompletebloodcountmayindicateaproblem.
Redbloodcellcount,hemoglobinandhematocrit.The
resultsofyourredbloodcellcount,hemoglobinand
hematocritarerelatedbecausetheyeachmeasureaspectsof
yourredbloodcells.

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Ifthemeasuresinthesethreeareasarelowerthannormal,
youhaveanemia.Anemiacausesfatigueandweakness.
Anemiahasmanycauses,includinglowlevelsofcertain
vitaminsoriron,bloodloss,oranunderlyingcondition.
Aredbloodcellcountthat'shigherthannormal
(erythrocytosis),orhighhemoglobinorhematocritlevels,
couldpointtoanunderlyingmedicalcondition,suchas
polycythemiaveraorheartdisease.
Whitebloodcellcount.Alowwhitebloodcellcount
(leukopenia)maybecausedbyamedicalcondition,suchas
anautoimmunedisorderthatdestroyswhitebloodcells,bone
marrowproblemsorcancer.Certainmedicationsalsocan
causewhitebloodcellcountstodrop.
Ifyourwhitebloodcellcountishigherthannormal,youmay
haveaninfectionorinflammation.Or,itcouldindicatethatyou
haveanimmunesystemdisorderorabonemarrowdisease.
Ahighwhitebloodcellcountcanalsobeareactionto
medication.
Plateletcount.Aplateletcountthat'slowerthannormal
(thrombocytopenia)orhigherthannormal(thrombocytosis)is
oftenasignofanunderlyingmedicalcondition,oritmaybea
sideeffectfrommedication.Ifyourplateletcountisoutsidethe
normalrange,you'lllikelyneedadditionalteststodiagnose
thecause.
Forspecificsaboutwhatyourcompletebloodcountresultsmean
iftheyfalloutsidethenormalranges,talktoyourdoctor.

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Bodydysmorphicdisorder
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Burningmouthsyndrome
Myelodysplasticsyndromes
Ataxia
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