ANAT.&PHYS.:INTEGR.APPR. (LL)- W/CONNECT
ANAT.&PHYS.:INTEGR.APPR. (LL)- W/CONNECT
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Author: McKinley
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 18.1, Problem 5WDYL
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That how hematocrit varies among adult men and women and how dehydration might affect hematocrit.

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Blood is a connective tissue, which flows from the heart through arteries and veins to all body parts. Whole blood consists of two elements - formed elements and plasma. The total volume of formed elements in blood, which are erythrocyte, platelets, and leukocytes is called as hematocrit. But clinically, the total percentage of erythrocytes in the blood are known as hematocrit.

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ANAT.&PHYS.:INTEGR.APPR. (LL)- W/CONNECT

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