{"id":4609,"date":"2022-02-23T18:23:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistenteveterinario.com\/how-to-measure-hematocrit-manually\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T18:23:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:23:42","slug":"how-to-measure-hematocrit-manually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistenteveterinario.com\/en\/how-to-measure-hematocrit-manually\/","title":{"rendered":"How to measure hematocrit manually"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0dd96443 gb-headline-text\">LAB POCKET GUIDE\ud83d\udcd2<\/h2>\n\n<p>Sometimes it happens that we have to measure the hematocrit (HCT) or packed cell volume (PCV) manually.\ud83d\udc89<\/p>\n\n<p>this can happen when:<\/p>\n\n<ul><li>we don&#8217;t have PCV igroscopic tubes,<\/li><li>we don&#8217;t have the reader (hawksley micro-haematocrit reader)<\/li><li>the sample is not suitable for the measurement<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>What will you need? \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-1.png?resize=384%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4496\" width=\"384\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-1.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-1.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=384%2C478&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-1.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=384%2C478&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<ul><li>\ud83e\uddeawhole blood sample (which can be either a hygroscopic tube or a normal one) CENTRIFUGATED,<\/li><li>\ud83d\udccfruler<\/li><li>\ud83e\uddeecalcolator,<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>What to do then?<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-875f6510 gb-headline-text\">How to measure haematocrit manually<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?resize=416%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4498\" width=\"416\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?resize=1638%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assistenteveterinario.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png?w=3600&amp;ssl=1 3600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p> steps:<\/p>\n\n<ol><li>measure total mm of plasma or serum<\/li><li>measure mm of the red cell,<\/li><li>therefor: mm(millimeters) red cells : mm total sample = x : 100<\/li><li>calculate x = mm RED CELLS*100\/ mm TOT<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<p>the result obtained is the calculated volume percentage of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the blood = HEMATOCRIT.<\/p>\n\n<p>HCT\/PCV range:<br\/>dog = 37-55%<br\/>cat = 30-45%<\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>Lab Pocket Guide<\/strong> series collects everyday tips and small guides for veterinary technicians on laboratory, laboratory analysis, parasitology, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAB POCKET GUIDE\ud83d\udcd2 Sometimes it happens that we have to measure the hematocrit (HCT) or &#8230; <a title=\"How to measure hematocrit manually\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/assistenteveterinario.com\/en\/how-to-measure-hematocrit-manually\/\" aria-label=\"More on How to measure hematocrit manually\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[209,212,211,210,161],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to measure hematocrit manually - Vet Nurse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lab Pocket Guide series collects everyday tips for vet nurses. 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