microhematocrit

Practical steps for measuring blood Packed Cell Volume (PCV) or Hematocrit (HCT)

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        Practical steps for measuring blood Packed Cell Volume (PCV) or Hematocrit (HCT) Part 1 Packed cell volume (Hematocrit) part1 Part2 Packed cell volume (Hematocrit, HCT) part2

Packed Cell Volume (PCV)

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         DefinitionPacked cells volume (PCV) or Hematocrit, is defined as the percent of blood occupied by RBCs, or simply you can define PCV as the percent of RBCS in whole blood. To measure PCV, the RBCS must be packed together in one layer, which can be achieved by centrifugation of whole blood sample. it is … Read more