Diagnostic finding
Decreased hematocrit
A reduction of the packed red blood cell volume below the age- and sex-adjusted reference range (men: 40–54%, women: 36–48%), indicating diminished erythrocyte mass with potential impairment of global oxygen-carrying capacity.
Causes
Anemia
Iron deficiency
Vitamin deficiency
Blood loss
Bone marrow disorders
Leukemia
Kidney failure with reduced erythropoietin (EPO) production
Chronic inflammation
Hemolysis
Sickle cell anemia
Thalassemia
Fluid overload (hemodilution)
Also known as: Decreased Hct, Low Hct, Low hematocrit
Referencing diagnoses
- Acute pancreatitis
- Aortic dissection
- Fat embolism syndrome
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Hypervolemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Rectus sheath hematoma
- Retroperitoneal hemorrhage
- Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
- Ruptured ovarian cyst
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