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Question about Renal Blood Flow - adair - ArchivalUser - 05-03-2018
Why is Renal Blood Flow= Renal Plasma Flow/ (1-Hematocrit)
wouldn't it make more sense for it to be Renal Blood Flow=Renal Plasma Flow * (1-Hematocrit)
because 1-Hematocrit= fraction of blood volume that is plasma?