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How to read a hematocrit

How to read a hematocrit. Place the bottom of the tube along the red line below the scale. 2. Be sure that the place where the white hematocrit sealer meets the RBC’s is on the line at the bottom of the scale itself.

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How to read a hematocrit

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  1. How to read a hematocrit • Place the bottom of the tube along the red line below the scale. • 2. Be sure that the place where the white hematocrit sealer meets the RBC’s is on the line at the bottom of the scale itself. • 3. Move the tube along those lines until the top of the plasma intersects the top line of the scale. (If the tube is very full, you may need to use the scale on the right side.) • The value of the hematocrit is read on the line where the RBC’s meet the plasma. • See following picture.

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