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Hemoconcentration is defined an increase in the relative number of red blood cells in a unit volume of plasma resulting from either a decrease in plasma volume (due to [[dehydration]] for instance) or increased production of erythrocytes (due to [[polycythemia vera]] for instance). | |||
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* [[Dehydration]] | |||
* [[Polycythemia vera]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 8 June 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: haemoconcentration
Overview
Hemoconcentration is defined an increase in the relative number of red blood cells in a unit volume of plasma resulting from either a decrease in plasma volume (due to dehydration for instance) or increased production of erythrocytes (due to polycythemia vera for instance).