PCV
Also known as: Packed cell volume; haematocrit
Related tests: Full blood count
This test is used to evaluate:
Other conditions that can result in a low PCV include vitamin or mineral deficiencies, recent bleeding, cirrhosis of the liver, and malignancies.
The most common cause of increased PCV is dehydration, and with adequate fluid intake, the PCV returns to normal. However, it may reflect a condition called polycythaemia vera-that is, when a person has more than the normal number of red blood cells due to a problem with the bone marrow . More commonly polycythaemia is a compensation for inadequate lung function (the bone marrow manufacturers more red blood cells in order to carry enough oxygen throughout your body).
Living at high altitudes causes an increased PCV - this is your body's response to the decreased oxygen available at these heights.
evaluation of anaemia and polycythaemia
clinical importance of pleural recess
There is a great clinical significance of calcification. Calcification can lead to things like kidney stones that are very painful.
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Clinical significance of cortical thickening of the femur
look for a paper being published in "The Oncologist" later this year (2008)
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It was for when we was cavemen it was used to help the stomach digest the grass we ate :)
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William Arthur Burr has written: 'Clinical significance of thyroxine - binding globulin'
Hannu Somer has written: 'Determination and clinical significance of creatine kinase isoenzymes in the serum'
Viktor Schilling has written: 'The blood picture and its clinical significance' -- subject(s): Examination, Blood, Diagnosis