Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 73, Issue 2 539-544, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Plasma volume, fluid shifts, and renal responses in humans during 12 h of head-out water immersion

L. B. Johansen, N. Foldager, C. Stadeager, M. S. Kristensen, P. Bie, J. Warberg, M. Kamegai and P. Norsk
Danish Aerospace Medical Centre of Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen.

Changes in plasma volume (PV) throughout 12 h of thermoneutral (34.5 degrees C) water immersion (WI) were evaluated in eight subjects by an improved Evans blue (EB) technique and by measurements of hematocrit (Hct), hemoglobin (Hb), and plasma protein concentrations (Pprot). Appropriate time control studies (n = 6) showed no measurable change in PV. At 30 min of immersion, EB measurements demonstrated an increase in PV of 16 +/- 2% (457 +/- 70 ml). Calculations, however, based on concomitant changes in Hct, Hb, and Pprot showed an increase in PV of only 6.9 +/- 0.9 to 10.0 +/- 0.8% at 30 min of WI. PV values based on EB measurements subsequently declined throughout WI to (but not below) the preimmersion level. Concomitantly, changes in PV calculated from Pprot values remained increased, whereas estimations of changes in PV based on Hct and Hb values returned to prestudy levels after 4 h of immersion. It is concluded that PV initially increases by 16 +/- 2% during WI and does not decline below preimmersion and control levels during 12 h of immersion despite a loss of 0.9 +/- 0.2 liter of body fluid. Furthermore, changes in Hct, Hb, and Pprot do not provide accurate measures of the changes in PV during WI in humans.

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