II. Red-cell and Plasma-volume Changes in the Rhesus Monkey after Whole-body Irradiation by X-rays

1962 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.W. Gilbert ◽  
Edith Paterson ◽  
Mary V. Haigh ◽  
R. Schofield
Keyword(s):  
Rhesus Monkey ◽  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Volume Changes

Analysis of Red Cell Mass and Plasma Volume in Patients With Polycythemia

2005 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mordechai Lorberboym ◽  
Naomi Rahimi-Levene ◽  
Helena Lipszyc ◽  
Chun K. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Cell Mass ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Volume Data ◽  
Red Cell Mass ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Iodine 125

Abstract Context.—Polycythemia describes an increased proportion of red blood cells in the peripheral blood. In absolute polycythemia, there is increased red cell mass (RCM) with normal plasma volume, in contrast with apparent polycythemia, in which there is increased or normal RCM and decreased plasma volume. In order to deliver the appropriate treatment it is necessary to differentiate between the two. Objective.—A retrospective analysis of RCM and plasma volume data are presented, with special attention to different methods of RCM interpretation. Design.—The measurements of RCM and plasma volume in 64 patients were compared with the venous and whole-body packed cell volume, and the incidence of absolute and apparent polycythemia was determined for increasing hematocrit levels. Measurements of RCM and plasma volume were performed using chromium 51–labeled red cells and iodine 125–labeled albumin, respectively. The measured RCM of each patient was expressed as a percentage of the mean expected RCM and was also defined as being within or outside the range of 2 SD of the mean. The results were also expressed in the traditional manner of mL/kg body weight. Results.—Twenty-one patients (13 women and 8 men) had absolute polycythemia. None of them had an increased plasma volume beyond 2 SD of the mean. When expressed according to the criteria of mL/kg body weight, 17 of the 21 patients had abnormally increased RCM, but 4 patients (19%) had a normal RCM value. Twenty-eight patients had apparent polycythemia. The remaining 15 patients had normal RCM and plasma volume. Conclusions.—The measurement of RCM and plasma volume is a simple and necessary procedure in the evaluation of polycythemia. In obese patients, the expression of RCM in mL/kg body weight lacks precision, considering that adipose tissue is hypovascular. The results of RCM are best described as being within or beyond 2 SD of the mean value.

scholarly journals Blood volume, plasma volume and circulation time in a high-energy-demand teleost, the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

1998 ◽  
Vol 201 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Brill ◽  
K Cousins ◽  
D Jones ◽  
P G Bushnell ◽  
J F Steffensen
Keyword(s):  
Red Blood Cells ◽  
Blood Volume ◽  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Yellowfin Tuna ◽  
Circulation Time ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Thunnus Albacares ◽  
Red Cell

We measured red cell space with 51Cr-labeled red blood cells, and dextran space with 500 kDa fluorescein-isothiocyanate-labeled dextran (FITC-dextran), in two groups of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). Red cell space was 13.8+/-0.7 ml kg-1 (mean +/- s.e.m.) Assuming a whole-body hematocrit equal to the hematocrit measured at the ventral aortic sampling site and no significant sequestering of 51Cr-labeled red blood cells by the spleen, blood volume was 46. 7+/-2.2 ml kg-1. This is within the range reported for most other teleosts (30-70 ml kg-1), but well below that previously reported for albacore (Thunnus alalunga, 82-197 ml kg-1). Plasma volume within the primary circulatory system (calculated from the 51Cr-labeled red blood cell data) was 32.9+/-2.3 ml kg-1. Dextran space was 37.0+/-3.7 ml kg-1. Because 500 kDa FITC-dextran appeared to remain within the vascular space, these data imply that the volume of the secondary circulatory system of yellowfin tuna is small, and its exact volume is not measurable by our methods. Although blood volume is not exceptional, circulation time (blood volume/cardiac output) is clearly shorter in yellowfin tuna than in other active teleosts. In a 1 kg yellowfin tuna, circulation time is approximately 0.4 min (47 ml kg-1/115 ml min-1 kg-1) compared with 1. 3 min (46 ml kg-1/35 ml min-1 kg-1) in yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) and 1.9 min (35 ml kg-1/18 ml min-1 kg-1) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In air-breathing vertebrates, high metabolic rates are necessarily correlated with short circulation times. Our data are the first to imply that a similar relationship occurs in fishes.

Blood Volume Changes during Three-Week Residence at High Altitude

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
L G Myhre ◽  
D B Dill ◽  
F G Hall ◽  
D K Brown
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Blood Cell ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Cell Volume ◽  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Hemoglobin Concentration ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Volume Changes ◽  
Cell Volumes

Abstract Circulating red blood cell volumes were determined by the carbon monoxide method, and plasma volumes were calculated in four men 20, 29, 71, and 75 years old, and two women 29 years of age before, during, and after exposure to an altitude of 3800 m. In the four youngest subjects there were early increases in hemoglobin concentration during the first days at the stated altitude attributed to decreases in plasma volume. At the same time, hemoglobin concentration decreased and plasma volume increased in the oldest subject. Red cell volumes were slow to change, and it was concluded that 3 weeks or more of exposure to this altitude are required to affect significantly the red cell volume in man.

Plasma volume changes with movement to supine and standing positions

1978 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 414-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Hagan ◽  
F. J. Diaz ◽  
S. M. Horvath
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Supine Position ◽  
Plasma Proteins ◽  
Cell Mass ◽  
Standing Position ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Volume Changes ◽  
Red Cell Mass ◽  
Male Subjects

The chronology of hemoconcentration and hemodilution associated with changes in posture, and the reliability of venous hematocrit (Hct), hemoglobin (Hb), and plasma proteins (PP) as indicators in evaluating changes in plasma volume were determined in seven male subjects. Red cell mass was also measured by the CO method at the termination of the erect and supine positions. Movement to and from supine and erect positions produced consistent, rapid, and progressive changes in Hct, Hb, and PP. Thirty-five minutes in a supine position resulted in a 440-ml expansion of plasma volume. Resumption of the standing position resulted in an increase of 10.3 and 10.8% for Hct and Hb, respectively, and an increase in PP of 20.8%. A fluid efflux of 593 ml reduced blood and plasma volume by 9.5 and 16.2%, respectively. Red cell mass was unaffected by changes in posture. The significance of these postures on the reported alterations in plasma volumes consequent to the imposition of stresses on man are discussed.

Blood and plasma volume changes in dogs after sympathectomy with 6-hydroxydopamine

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald A. Porlier ◽  
Reginald A. Nadeau ◽  
Jacques de Champlain
Keyword(s):  
Cell Volume ◽  
Blood Volume ◽  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Plasma Sodium ◽  
Compensatory Mechanism ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Chemical Sympathectomy ◽  
Volume Changes ◽  
Red Cell Volume ◽  
6 Hydroxydopamine

The effect of chemical sympathectomy with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) on blood volume was studied in unanesthetized splenectomized and nonsplenectomized dogs. A significant increase in total blood volume essentially accounted for by a marked plasma volume expansion was found in both groups after 6-OHDA treatment (50 mg/kg). The red cell volume in the nonsplenectomized dogs was significantly reduced 3 and 7 days after sympathectomy but returned to normal after 15 days. In contrast, the red cell volume was unchanged in the splenectomized dogs after sympathectomy. The blood volume changes were accompanied in both groups by significant decreases in hematocrit in plasma sodium and potassium and in serum protein concentrations while serum calcium concentrations were only slightly increased. These results confirm that the inhibition of adrenergic tone directly influences blood volume. They also indicate that an increase in blood volume constitutes an important compensatory mechanism for the long-term maintenance of adequate blood pressure levels after chemical sympathectomy by 6-OHDA.

scholarly journals Cardiovascular and splenic responses to exercise in humans

2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 1619-1626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian B. Stewart ◽  
Darren E. R. Warburton ◽  
Alastair N. H. Hodges ◽  
Donald M. Lyster ◽  
Donald C. McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Plasma Catecholamines ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Spleen Volume ◽  
Volume Changes ◽  
Total Blood ◽  
Indirect Measures ◽  
Dependent Signal ◽  
Volume Equations ◽  
Exercise In Humans

To investigate splenic erythrocyte volume after exercise and the effect on hematocrit- and hemoglobin-based plasma volume equations, nine men cycled at an intensity of 60% maximal O2 uptake for 5-, 10-, or 15-min duration, followed by an incremental ride to exhaustion. The reduction in spleen volume, calculated using 99mTc-labeled erythrocytes, was not significantly different among the three submaximal rides (5 min = 28%, 10 min = 30%, 15 min = 36%; P = 0.26). The incremental ride to exhaustion resulted in a 56% reduction in spleen volume, which recovered to baseline levels within 20 min. Plasma catecholamines were inversely related to spleen volume after exercise ( r = 0.70–0.84; P < 0.0001). There were no differences in red cell or total blood volume pre- to postexercise; however, a significant reduction in plasma volume was observed (18.9%; P < 0.01). There was no difference between the iodinated albumin and the hematocrit and hemoglobin methods of assessing plasma volume changes. These results suggest that the spleen regulates its volume in response to an intensity-dependent signal, and plasma catecholamines appear partially responsible. Splenic release of erythrocytes has no effect on indirect measures of plasma volume.

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