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Figure 1. Components of blood. Approximate values for the components of blood in a normal adult. Values will vary
with age, sex, and nutritional status.

Table 1.
Figure 2. Hematocrit tubes showing normal blood, anemia, and polycythemia. Note the buffy coat located between the
packed RBCs and the plasma. A, A normal percentage of RBCs. B, Anemia (a low percentage of RBCs). C, Polycythemia (a
high percentage of RBCs). D, Photograph shows a laboratory centrifuge used to “spin down” tubes of whole blood to
separate the formed elements from the plasma.
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Table 3. Blood Type Compatibilities

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O+
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B+
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O+
AB-
B+