Hematocrit

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The fraction of blood made up of red cells, shown as a percentage. It tends to run higher at altitude as the body adapts to thinner air.

Also known as: Haematocrit

Unit conversion

Read a row as “1 of this unit equals…”.

1 …	%	L/L
%	—	0.01
L/L	100	—

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Value

From

0.01 L/L

LOINC code

4544-3

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