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HEMATOCRIT—PACKED CELL VOLUME (PCV) (High hematocrit is due to:…
HEMATOCRIT—PACKED CELL VOLUME (PCV)
is the ratio of the volume of erythrocytes to that of the whole blood and is reported as percentage.
High hematocrit is due to:
Congenital heart disease
Pulmonary fibrosis
Low oxygen level in the blood
High altitude
Kidney disease with high erythropoietin production
Polycythemia vera
Dehydration
Smoking
Low hematocrit is due to:
Hemolysis
Leukemia
Erythropoietin deficiency
Malnutrition
Bone marrow failure
Multiple myeloma
Blood loss
Autoimmune/collagen-vascular diseases such as lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis