THE OCCURRENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HEMOCONCENTRATION
Authors: Virgil H. Moon
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 September 1939THE OCCURRENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HEMOCONCENTRATIONVIRGIL H. MOON, M.D.VIRGIL H. MOON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-3-451 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSeveral years ago attention was called (Moon), to changes in blood concentration incident to shock. The accumulation of additional data, from clinical and experimental sources, justifies further consideration of this subject. The termhemoconcentrationwill be used to designate a rapid increase in the erythrocytic content of the blood. Some authors have shown concentration by increased specific gravity of the blood, and have given no data concerning the red cells. The specific gravity of red cells is higher than that of plasma, hence erythrocytosis raises the specific gravity of the whole blood. 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