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Follow-up to the question about hematocrit: in the setting of completely normal RBC and platelets (middle of reference range), along with no discernible symptoms, do you still concern yourself with hematocrit values in the 50-54 range?
AlphaMD's Answer
From a personal perspective based on my own experiences, not necessarily as some people have been happy & fine there.
From a medical standpoint, we would always say make sure it is monitored & advise on donations. There's a certain amount of responsibility we have even if someone is outside of the norm so that if something *does* happen, then we would want to make sure we advocated for the best course of action or didn't ignore a potential issue.
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