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What Does This Hematocrit Level Indicate?

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Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2014
Question: 9 year old son cbc test came back with 34.7 hemacrite,35 I normal level, but rest of cbc was normal including hemoglobbin and ferriten. Drs arent concerned. Any ideas why this my be a little low?
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Answered by Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh (23 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
these are normal variation.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
Generally haematocrit is 3 times the haemoglobin level.
You need not to concern about this normal variation.
Levels are also different for different ages.

Hope i helped you.
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What Does This Hematocrit Level Indicate?

Brief Answer: these are normal variation. Detailed Answer: Thanks for the query. Generally haematocrit is 3 times the haemoglobin level. You need not to concern about this normal variation. Levels are also different for different ages. Hope i helped you.