Labstories Ep. 9: Hematocrit Explained! Anemia, Sleep Apnea, & TRT (Doctor Explains!)

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Labstories Ep. 9: Hematocrit Explained! Anemia, Sleep Apnea, & TRT (Doctor Explains!)

Labstories

4 minutes

1 year ago

Labstories Ep. 9: Hematocrit Explained! Anemia, Sleep Apnea, & TRT (Doctor Explains!)

Hematocrit is a red blood cell test. It tells you how much of the blood volume is occupied by red blood cells. Blood has 2 main components: cells and plasma. There are 3 ways to measure hematocrit conceptually, by measuring the height of red blood cells in a centrifuged tube of blood, by multiplying red blood cell count x MCV, and by using the rule of 3's. The most common cause of low hematocrit is anemia. High hematocrit is caused by changes in plasma volume or red blood cells. Sleep apnea i...