alleryStart learning →A patient with a low hematocrit has a reduced percentage of:
AErythrocytes
BLeukocytes
CPlasma proteins
DWater content
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Erythrocytes
1. The hematocrit measures one specific fraction of blood.
2. One such test, called a hematocrit, measures a percentage in a blood sample.
3. It measures the percentage of red blood cells.
4. Those cells are clinically known as erythrocytes.
5. So a low hematocrit means a reduced percentage of erythrocytes.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood', sections 18.1-18.6_
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