Question

if a trauma patient experiences equal loss of red blood cells and plasma due to a significant hemorrhage, what immediate change, if any, will occur in the hematocrit?
no significant change
increase in hematocrit
decrease in hematocrit
doubling of hematocrit
quadrupling of hematocrit

Explanation:

Hematocrit is the ratio of the volume of red - blood cells to the total volume of blood (red - blood cells + plasma). If equal amounts of red - blood cells and plasma are lost, the ratio remains relatively the same as the proportion of red - blood cells to plasma in the remaining blood is unchanged.

Answer:

No significant change