front 1 When is the hematocrit routinely determined? | back 1 When anemia is suspected |
front 2 How is the hematocrit obtained? | back 2 By centrifuging |
front 3 1. Describe the makeup of the 3 layers of a hematocrit (from top to bottom). 2. Which 2 layers make up the formed elements? | back 3 1.3 layers Top: Plasma Middle: Leukocytes/WBCs and platelets Bottom: Erythrocytes/RBCs 2. Middle and bottom layers |
front 4 1. The hematocrit is generally considered equivalent to the volume of what formed element? 2. Why is that? 3. What is the only value reported for the hematocrit? | back 4 1. Considered equal to the volume of RBCs 2. The blood cell population is primarily RBCs 3. The RBC volume |
front 5 What are the normal hematocrit values for males and females respectively? | back 5 Males: 47.0 plus/minus 5 Females: 42.0 plus/minus 5 |