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Bluwerte - blue values

January 25, 2020 | 35,00 EUR | answered by Dr. med. Frauke Gehring

How do you assess these blood values:
Leukocytes 6.5
Erythrocytes 5.84
Hemoglobin 17.5
Hematocrit 49.7
Are the values within the normal range or concerning?
Thank you for your response.

Dr. med. Frauke Gehring

Hello,

It depends on whether you are a man or a woman. For a woman, hematocrit and erythrocytes would be slightly high, for a man still within the normal range, the rest is okay.

For example, smoking leads to chronic oxygen deficiency and therefore to a higher hematocrit, similar to staying at high altitudes.

Sincerely, Dr. Gehring