A person who is dehydrated has a lower than normal amount of water in their blood but has the same amount of formed elements. Th

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koban [17]

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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. Th

erefore, their hematocrit will be _____________ normal.

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Aneli [31] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-17T16:50:27+03:00

Aneli [31]2 years ago

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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.