Blood volume in living organisms can be measured without killing the subject

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Blood volume and fluid changes can be successfully measured in living subjects using indicator-dilution and volumetric techniques without requiring the subject's death.

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The claim is specific and falsifiable, passing Step 0. Retrieved papers [0], [1], and [2] all provide evidence of methods (such as indicator-dilution techniques) used to measure fluid or blood volumes in living organisms (rats and dogs) in vivo. No papers refute the claim.

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Intraperitoneal Fluid Volume Changes during Peritoneal Dialysis in the Rat: Indicator Dilution vs. Volumetric Measurements

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El Rasheid Zakaria, Bengt Rippe. Intraperitoneal Fluid Volume Changes during Peritoneal Dialysis in the Rat: Indicator Dilution vs. Volumetric Measurements. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1159/000170209

Utilizes the indicator dilution technique to assess fluid volumes in living subjects.

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Estimation of Venous Blood Volume in the Dog by the Indicator-Dilution Method

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W. R. MILNOR, C. A. BERTRAND. Estimation of Venous Blood Volume in the Dog by the Indicator-Dilution Method. 1958. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.6.1.55

Applies the indicator-dilution method to estimate venous blood volume in living dogs in vivo.

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A new indicator dilution method for the estimation of surgical blood loss

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Mark Freedman. A new indicator dilution method for the estimation of surgical blood loss. 1984. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb06536.x

Discusses indicator dilution techniques for estimating blood volume changes without harm.

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