The patient feels drawn and tired, keeps having a high temperature even after recovering from cold some time ago. The doctor suggests performing a differential blood count to try to determine the ...

If adults have nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) in their blood, it’s usually a sign of a life threatening condition. The optimal NRBC count is 0. Even very low NRBC counts could cause a doctor to ...

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Your doctor will usually check your red blood cell count together with your other blood cell counts to look for conditions that cause low counts (anemia) or high counts. Many health conditions can ...