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A 31-year-old female asked:
Is a hematocrit level of 30.9 low enough to cause symptoms?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes: Especially if the underlying cause is making you sick. Numbers don't affect us; illness does. If you're iron-deficient, you'll be tired before you become anemic.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
What are poc hematocrit rb low level symptoms?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Depends. how low?: 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. Having said that, most people do not have any symptoms with hemoglobin level of 10 gm/dL or hematocrit of 30.
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