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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

Erythrocytes Sedimentation Rate

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        Definition: It is defined as the rate of sedimentation of erythrocytes in a column of anti-coagulated blood at a certain time. Methods: – Wintrobe method. – Westergreen method. Anticoagulant The type of the anticoagulant used for ESR is different according to the method used. EDTA is used for ESR that determined by wintrobe method. However, … Read more