How Would the Hematocrit of a Patient with Chronic Anemia

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Multiple Choice

How would the hematocrit of a patient with chronic anemia be affected by transfusion of 2 units of whole blood versus transfusion with 3 units of packed RBCs?

• A) Patient's hematocrit would be equally affected.
• B) The packed RBCs would increase the hematocrit more than the whole blood.
• C) The whole blood would increase the hematocrit more than the packed RBCs.
• D) The hematocrit would not change at all with the whole blood because of the plasma in the unit.

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