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Colic Diagnosis - Clinicopathologic Evaluation (view source)
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An increasing PCV without a corresponding rise in TPP may indicate that protein is being lost from the blood into the intestinal lumen or peritoneal region. It may also be due to the spleen contracting and releasing more red blood cells into the circulation in response to endotoxin release or sympathetic nervous system innervation.
An increasing PCV without a corresponding rise in TPP may indicate that protein is being lost from the blood into the intestinal lumen or peritoneal region. It may also be due to the spleen contracting and releasing more red blood cells into the circulation in response to endotoxin release or sympathetic nervous system innervation.
[[File:PCV Reading.jpg|thumb|200px|center| Picture of a a centrifuged PCV being interpreted. The refractometer lies above to get a TPP value(Courtesy of Potter K, SPANA)]]
[[File:PCV Reading.jpg|thumb|200px|center| Picture of a centrifuged Haematocrit tube being interpreted for a PCV value. The refractometer lies above to get a TPP value(Courtesy of Potter K, SPANA)]]
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