What’s wrong with the high red blood cells?



High blood erythrocytes can be categorized into relative and absolute increase, which may be caused by plasma volume reduction, erythrocytosis, etc.

1. Relative increase: It is a relative increase in blood red blood cell count due to reduction in plasma volume. It is commonly seen in the presence of severe vomiting, severe diarrhea, massive burns, uremia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperthyroidism, etc.

2. Absolute increase: such as part of the plateau area of the people may appear in the performance of the red blood cell compensatory increase, can also be secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary heart disease, ovarian cancer, kidney cancer and other diseases. Smoking can also lead to increased red blood cells.

If you find a high blood red blood cell count, you need to find out what is causing this condition and then treat it under medical supervision.