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What does a high hematocrit level mean
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Mehdi Moezianswered
Medical Oncology 32 years experience
Needs work up: High prolactin level can have several reasons. High hemoglobin can be secondary to other causes or a primary bone marrow issue that your bone marrow i... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Follow it up: Especially, ask your physician whether you have beta thalassemia minor. It's common and a non-problem, but it's worth knowing since if you marry someo... Read More
566 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 43-year-old female asked:

Dr. Michael Dugananswered
Specializes in Hematology
That things are very: Complicated and you need to sort these issues and any inter-relatedness with your personal doctor(s).
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old female asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
46 years experience
Polycythemia: Elevated HGB and hct are called polycythemia. This can be caused by any condition that causes low oxygen levels in the blood such as heart or lung di... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:

Dr. Kelty Bakeranswered
Hematology 29 years experience
Polycythemia: A high hematocrit indicates that one has too many red cells (polycythemia). There are many different causes of this condition, some of them potentiall... Read More
5.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. James Blachlyanswered
Specializes in Medical Oncology
Dehydration and PV: Dehydration means not enough water in your body. If your red cells are the same, the Hb and Hct will show a higher concentration. PV or polycythemia v... Read More
2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 56-year-old male asked:

Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 57 years experience
Hematocrit/PCV: This measures the volume of red blood cells in a blood specimen. The spun or centrifugal hct/pcv is directly measured rather than calculated. If the v... Read More
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
No: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that.... Read More
3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Nayana Trivedianswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Anemia: Low Hgb and Hct means Anemia. High RDW means yourRed Blood Cells have wide range of sizes. Large size from Vit B12 deficency which can contribute to y... Read More
2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Need the numbers: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that.... Read More
1.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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