{"id":110,"date":"2018-08-17T03:27:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T03:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/?p=110"},"modified":"2018-08-17T03:27:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T03:27:49","slug":"what-does-hct-mean-in-blood-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/what-does-hct-mean-in-blood-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"HCT Blood Test Results: The Important Things you Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HCT-test-results.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-112 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HCT-test-results-300x293.png\" alt=\"HCT test results\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HCT-test-results-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HCT-test-results-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HCT-test-results.png 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1>What does HCT mean in a blood test?<\/h1>\n<p>Since you found this page you&#8217;re probably wondering what is HCT in your blood test.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When you get blood work done many tests will assess your HCT levels (the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.truehealthlabs.com\/products\/CBC-Complete-Blood-Count.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC test<\/a> being the most common test to do this).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">HCT stands for <strong>Hematocrit<\/strong>. (Other names for HCT are <strong>Packed Cell Volume<\/strong> (PCV) and <strong>Erythrocyte Volume Fraction<\/strong> (EVF)).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>HCT results show the volume (or percentage %) of red blood cells in your blood.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The normal range for HCT results for these markers are<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">38.5% &#8211; 50% for men<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">34.9% &#8211; 44.5% for women<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">These results are integral to understanding certain aspects of your health.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>So what do <em>your<\/em> HCT blood work results mean?<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Your individual test results will fall within the ranges of?<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">average, higher or lower than average.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below are brief descriptions of high and low test results.<\/p>\n<h2>Why do I have High HCT Blood Results?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Elevated<\/strong> HCT levels often result from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dehydration (most common)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sleep Apnea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dengue_fever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dengue Fever<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polycythemia_vera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polycythemia Vera<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease<\/a> (COPD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Anabolic Androgenic Steroids use (AAS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capillary_leak_syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capillary Leak Syndrome<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dehydration, chronic or acute, is most often the cause of high test results. Drinking more fluids should help bring your levels down.<\/p>\n<h2>Why do I have Low HCT Blood Results?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Lowered<\/strong> HCT levels are often the result of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Anemia (most common)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Certain types of cancers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Blood loss (incl. internal bleeding)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Vitamin deficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Mineral deficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cirrhosis of the liver<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366; font-size: x-large;\">Looking further at your results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If your HCT levels are <strong>higher<\/strong> than average, the first place to look is <strong>hydration<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Are you drinking enough water during the day?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Are you eating a diet that is dehydrating you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If your HCT levels are lower than average, the first thing to check is if you are anemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are many different types of anemia that a test will analyze for if you want more information about how to test for anemia <a title=\"How to Get an Anemia Blood Test\" href=\"http:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/how-to-get-an-anemia-blood-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit our post on the topic of anemia testing<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366; font-size: x-large;\">If you&#8217;re looking to get tested for HCT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The CBC (Complete Blood Count test) is available to assess HCT as well as anemia.?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You can order the CBC blood test online (no doctor needed) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.truehealthlabs.com\/products\/CBC-Complete-Blood-Count.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does HCT mean in a blood test? Since you found this page you&#8217;re probably wondering what is HCT in your blood test. When you get blood work done many tests will assess your HCT levels (the CBC test being the most common test to do this). HCT stands for Hematocrit. (Other names for HCT &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/what-does-hct-mean-in-blood-tests\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">HCT Blood Test Results: The Important Things you Need to Know<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"HCT Blood Test Results: The Important Things you Need to Know","_seopress_titles_desc":"HCT (or hematocrit) is a blood marker often tested in the Complete Blood Count test. 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