I don't know about you, but every time I get a blood test done, the report makes me feel like I've accidentally opened someone's chemistry notes instead of my own health file. Abbreviations everywhere ...

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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 ...