mreicher

@CCL RN-what's an OP? I don't mind the help Future NP BC was giving. I've been trying to work it out for hours, and the way onaclearday was trying to 'help me think it out' wasn't working at all. Either way, I'm still confused.

But if you're losing blood, the percentage of H & H in the remaining blood is the same, no? Let's say you have a liter of blood(making up easy numbers), 20% of which makes up your H&H. You lose 1/4 of that blood. The remaining 3/4 of the blood is still comprised of 20% H&H, no? I get the dehydration example, but our texts lists dehydration & blood loss under fluid volume deficit & indicates that in both instances the H&H would be increased......

I've been thinking about it.....can't come up with a difference, which is why I asked.

I'm wondering what the difference would be on the CBC for hemoglobin & hematocrit for someone with a fluid volume deficit depending on whether they were dehydrated or had blood loss.