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How many liters of blood are lost to get 4 units of pack cells?
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4 g Hgb, 4 pints: A unit of blood is approximately a pint of blood. Each unit of blood (packed red blood cells) should raise the hemoglobin 1 gram per deciliter.
Answered 2/15/2013
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