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.

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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.

The Nurse Recognizes That the Laboratory Finding Indicative of Polycythemia