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Does malaria cause hematocrit and platelets to drop?
yes malaria causes increase of ESR and decrease of hematocrit.
Long term athletic training will cause a person to increase hematocrit?
No, their hematocrit will decrease. Though they may gain RBC, their plasma volume will have a greater increase in volume, thus decreasing the hematocrit concentration.
Will blood viscosity increase or decrease due to a low hematocrit?
Blood viscosity will decrease with low hematocrit levels because hematocrit is a measure of the proportion of red blood cells in the blood. With fewer red blood cells, there is less cellular material present, which reduces viscosity.
What condition can result in an increased hematocrit?
Dehydration can lead to an increased hematocrit because there is a decrease in plasma volume while the amount of red blood cells remains the same, causing the overall concentration of red blood cells in the blood to increase.
How are the plasma volume and hematocrit related?
Plasma volume and hematocrit are inversely related; as plasma volume increases, hematocrit tends to decrease, and vice versa. Hematocrit is the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells, so if the plasma volume rises due to factors like fluid retention, the concentration of red blood cells decreases, lowering hematocrit. Conversely, if plasma volume decreases (e.g., due to dehydration), hematocrit increases as red blood cells become more concentrated. This relationship is important for maintaining proper blood viscosity and oxygen transport.
What machine test hematocrit?
hematocrit machine ......
What change would you expect to happen in the hematocrit of a person who is dehydrated?
Hematocrit is a measure of the % of blood occupied by the Red Blood Cells (RBC) which carry oxygen. In the short term the hematocrit is affected by the % of water in the body, so if the person becomes dehydrated there is relatively less water than cells, so the haematocrit goes up.
Which is a better indicator for anemia hemoglobin or hematocrit?
hematocrit
The primary reason elderly people should decrease their caloric intake is that?
their muscles begin to atrophy and require less energy
Is there a connection between hematocrit and peripheral edema?
usually peripheral edema is cause by right sided heart failure . people with COPD have polycythemia , means high level of RBCs , means high level of hemoglobin . when hemoglobin is high , hematocrit is high also . People who have a high hematocrit count may be at higher risk for heart problems
How does dehydration effect hematocrit?
Hematocrit is the concentration of cells in the blood, measured by the relationship between the cells in the blood (red and white) and the liquid part of the blood called plasma. Normally the less amount of liquid in the body the fewer amounts there will be in the blood itself, therefore the cell/plasma ratio will decrease making the blood more concentrated. That's why the bigger the dehydration, the higher the hematocrit.
What effect does it has on the hematocrit if the kidneys respond to a decrease in oxygen?
a decrease in oxygen will result with an increase of red blood cell production (more carriers for hemoglobin to compensate for the lower levels of oxygen). The kidneys produce erythropoietin that stimulate RBC production.
