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A person who is dehydrated has a lower than normal amount of water in their blood but has the same amount of formed elements. Therefore, their hematocrit will be _____________ n…

A person who is dehydrated has a lower than normal amount of water in their blood but has the same amount of formed elements. Therefore, their hematocrit will be _____________ n…
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A person who is dehydrated has a lower than normal amount of water in their blood but has the same amount of formed elements. Therefore, their hematocrit will be _____________ normal.

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Higher than normal

Dehydration means that you have low blood volume, so the hematocrit can seem higher because the red blood cells make up a higher proportion of the blood.
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