Description
Hematocrit is the usual method for determining anemia. When the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin, a condition called anemia develops. Hemoglobin is a component of blood that binds to oxygen. With too low red blood cells and/or hemoglobin, your body`s cells do not get enough oxygen. Anemia can mainly caused by ‘blood loss’ , ‘decreased or faulty red blood cell production’ or ‘destruction of red blood cells It is used to calculate indices’.
Hematocrit checks the amount of red blood cells in the blood. Because the purpose of red blood cells is to transfer oxygen from the lungs to body tissues, a blood sample`s hematocrit—the red blood cell volume percentage—can become a point of reference of its capability of delivering oxygen. Hematocrit levels that are too high or too low can indicate a blood disorder, dehydration, or other medical conditions. An abnormally low hematocrit may suggest anemia, a decrease in the total amount of red blood cells, while an abnormally high hematocrit is called polycythemia. Both are potentially life-threatening disorders.
