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Haematocrit is related with:

A)  counting number of RBC

B)    oxygen carrying capacity of haemoglobin When a sample of blood is rendered non coagulable by adding sodium oxalate and         then centrifuged in haematocrit tube. RBCs sediment to the bottom of the tube and the relative volume of RBCs can be read as a percentage of blood volume. This is called Haematocrit value.

C)    cell volume when packed together

D)    amount of Hb/100 ml of blood