What test is used to determine the volume of blood occupied by red blood cells?

1 Answer
Sep 16, 2017

Answer is hematocrit test or 'spun' crit test .

Explanation:

Hematocrit value in healthy adult male varies between 45% to 52%.

It is lower in case of healthy adult female and may vary between 37% to 48%.

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Lower than normal level indicates anaemia, while higher than normal value may be due to erythremia(=abnormally high number of RBCs).