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The hematocrit is the percentage of the blood that is red blood cells so a low hematocrit usually means the red blood cells are low. The most common reason for this is increased blood loss, often from menstrual or gastrointestinal bleeding. It could also be from decreased production due to a bone marrow problem or vitamin or iron deficiency or some more unusual problems.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoLow hemoglobin is called anemia. When there is a low hemoglobin level, there is often a low red blood cell count and a low hematocrit, too.
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What is a normal hematocrit level for a child?
This is a complicated question, as the hematocrit in children changes rapidly as the child ages, with normals dropping to their potential lowest (average of 35) when the child is around 2-3 months old, and then climbing and stabilizing slowly from there. You'll notice how the "normal" parameters begin to narrow as the child grows older. At birth, the normal range of hematocrit can be anywhere from 42 to 64. After birth up until 1 month of age, the "normal" range is between 31 and 67. Between 1 to 2 months, the normal range is between 28 to 55. Between 2 and 6 months, the normal range is between 28 and 42. Between 6 months to two years, the normal range is 33 to 40. Between 2 to 6 years the normal range is between 34 to 40. Between 6 to 12 years, the normal range is between 35 to 45. For females between ages 12 and 18, the normal range is between 36 to 46. For males between ages 12 and 18, the normal range is between 37 and 49. (These values may be slightly different at various hospitals depending on the equipment used to measure the hematocrit and the established "normal" ranges by the lab resulting the specimens.)
What is the normal range of haematocrit in a man?
Hematocrit is a measure of the proportion of blood volume occupied by red blood cells (RBCs). Therefore, it's represented as a percentage. The normal hematocrit for men is 46% with minor fluctuations between individuals labs.
How does hematocrit compare with the normal value?
Normal values vary with age and sex. Adult male range is 42-52%, adult female 36-48%.
What is the normal range for free t4 level?
No. The normal range is 4.5 to 12.5
What is a normal hematocrit level for women?
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Which sex has a higher hematocrit generally?
Hematocrit will be present generally in everybody body,but adult female as higher hematocrit. Range of 42% to 52%.
What causes increased hematocrit and is 59 reason for concern?
59 is well outside the normal range and just below the critical level, so yes, it should be followed up. The increase is typically due to excessive numbers of blood cells.
Is 2.5 creatinine level is normal?
no normal range is 0.5 to 1.5
Is 97 to 120 blood sugar level within normal range for a non diabetic?
That is within normal range.
If you had a hemoglobin of 12.0 what is expected range of you hematocrit?
11.7 -15.5
Is cholesterol level of 6.3 in normal range?
no
What does hematocrit mesure?
Hematocrit is the percent of whole blood that is Red Blood Cells (RBC's). The normal values for adult men and women are different (male and female babies and young children have the same normal range): Adult normal values are: Males - 42-52%; Females - 35-47%. The normal range for 2 year-olds is 35-44% and for 6 year-olds it is 31-43%. The test is significant for monitoring anemia and other conditions involving too few or too many RBC's.
