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What is haematocrit valve |
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Answer» atocrit is typically measured from a blood sample by an automated machine that makes SEVERAL other measurements of the blood at the same time. Most of these machines in fact do not directly measure the hematocrit, but INSTEAD calculate it based on the determination of the amount of HEMOGLOBIN and the average VOLUME of the red blood CELLS. The hematocrit can also be determined by a manual method using a centrifuge. When a tube of blood is centrifuged, the red cells will be packed into the bottom of the tube. The proportion of red cells to the total blood volume can then be visually measured. |
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