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One of the following is FALSE in plethora in the newborn infant (polycythemia)

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One of the following is FALSE in plethora in the newborn infant (polycythemia)

  1. polycythemia is defined as a central Hct of 65% or higher
  2. peripheral (heelstick) Hct and coulter counter results values are higher than central values
  3. the incidence of neonatal Polycythemia is 8% in small for gestational age (SGA)
  4. many affected infants are asymptomatic
  5. neonatal RBCs have decreased deformability and filterability, which predispose to stasis in the microcirculatinn
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(B). Peripheral (heelstick) Hct values are higher than central values, whereas Coulter counter results are lower than Hct values determined by microcentrifugatio

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