The hematocrit, also known as the "Hct", "crit" or PCV (packed cell volume) determines the percentage of red blood cells in the plasma. The term hematocrit means "to separate blood."
A patient with a severe burn loses huge amounts of plasma from damaged capillaries. As a result, the vascular space loses fluid in relation to cellular elements and the patient's hematocrit will be significantly increased.
Hematocrit determines the percentage of red blood cells in the plasma.
With severe burns, huge amounts of plasma from damaged capillaries are lost. As a result, the vascular space loses fluid in relation to cellular elements and the patient's hematocrit will be significantly increased.
This is the temperature indicated by a moistened thermometer bulb exposed to the air flow. The evaporation is reduced when the air contains more water vapor. The wet bulb temperature is always lower than the dry bulb temperature but will be identical with 100% relative humidity.
