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What is hct in blood test telling you?

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Oxygen carrying: Capacity. Hematocrit refers to the volume of red cells in blood. A hct of 40 means that 40% of the blood volume is made up by red cells. Hct is usually three time the level of hemoglobin.

Answered 5/15/2018

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