The nurse recognizes that the laboratory finding indicative of polycythemia vera is
a. erythrocyte count of 5 million/mm3.
b. hemoglobin level of 22 g/100 ml.
c. leukocyte count of 6000/mm3.
d. platelets of 50,000/mm3.
B
Diagnostic findings include RBC count as high as 8 to 12 million/mm3, hemoglobin level of 18 to 25 g/dl, and a hematocrit level greater than 54% in men and 49% in women.
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