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Dec 17, 2008 04:28 PM

Hypovolemia question


In one of my fluids book it says for Hypovolemia in Lab Test Results: Decreased H+H & RBC. I thought in hypovolemia (Isotonic fluid loss) everything is hemeconcentrated which would falsley increase the H+H & RBC? Please let me know. Thank you

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from ghillbert
Old Dec 17, 2008, 11:32 PM

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If you are dehydrated, your blood will be more concentrated and those numbers higher because you're losing fluid but not RBC/Hb.

However if you are hypovolemic because of bleeding, you'll have a low RBC/H&H.
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from BostonNurse6
Old Dec 18, 2008, 05:50 AM

Default Re: Hypovolemia question
Thank you! Makes sense now
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from StarBelly
Old Jan 20, 2009, 02:13 AM

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Is hypovolemia referred to as "isotonic fluid loss" because both water and sodium are lost?
Is dehydration always "hypertonic"?
Is there such a thing as "hypotonic fluid loss"?
Is hypovolemia possible from hypertonic dehydration? If so, then would the hypovolemia then be hypertonic?

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