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Determination of Hb mass by CO rebreathing Christoph Siebenmann

Outcome CO rebreathing Total number of hemoglobin molecules Total (g/dl) hemoglobin mass (g) Total red cell Plasma volume Total blood volume (l) (l) volume (l)

Changes in intravascular volumes Anemia Heat acclimatization Endurance training EPO Diuretics RCV ↓ RCV → RCV ↑ RCV ↑ RCV → PV → PV ↑ PV ↑ PV ↓ PV ↓

The dilution principle 2. 1. Volume of water = x Volume of sirup = n Sirup concentration = c c = n / x ? x = n / c Sirup x = 500 ml / 50 ml/l = 10 l 500 ml 3. Sirupometer (ml of sirup / l) 50 ml / l

For solid objects 1. Tag a known number of fish 20 2. Release fish (” mixing ”) 3. Count the fraction of marked fish 4/20 Volume of water = x Total number of fish = x Volume of sirup = n Number of tagged fish = n ? Sirup concentration = c Fraction of tagged fish = c c = n / x x = n / c x = 20 / 0.2 = 100

For hemoglobin

CO rebreathing 1. Tag 2. Mix 3. Count tagged fraction 10 min Change FCOHb pre (%) FCOHb post (%)

The setup Siebenmann et al., 2017

Measurement routine 1. Subject supine 2. Open circuit breathing 3. Closed circuit rebreathing (20 min) (4 min) (10 min) => Standardize conditions => Wash N 2 from airways => Take up/mix CO • • • Place catheter Fill CO syringe Collect blood (Pre) • • Provide 0.5 l of water Administer CO • Collect blood (Post)

Calculations After the rebreathing you know: • ∆ FCOHb (=FCOHb post - FCOHb pre ) • Volume of absorbed CO (VCO) • Hct • [Hb] • Temperature • Barometric pressure Molar weight of Hb (6.44 × 10 -4 g/mol) •

Hb mass • Number of absorbed CO molecules (nCO) => pV = nRT = barometric pressure × VCO / (R × T) • Number of tagged Hb molecules (nHb tagged ) = nCO / 4 • Total number of Hb molecules (nHb tot ) = (nHb tagged / ∆ FCOHb) × 100 % • Hb mass = nHbtot × 6.44 × 10 -4 g/mol

Deriving volumes • Blood volume = Hbmass/[Hb] • Total red cell volume = Blood volume × Hct • Plasma volume = Blood volume – Red cell volume Hct = RCV / BV

Circulatory CO distribution ? Overestimation Underestimation

Distribution concerns CO → Mixing time ”Pockets”

Mixing time Arterial Capillary Venous Garvican et al., 2010

”Pockets” Blood pooling Splenic storage • • Underestimation Underestimation (up to 10 %) • • Variability Variability

Exercise on CO distribution p = 0.017 Keiser et al., 2013

Mixing with tilt table

Safety ➢ Subject safety ➢ Room contamination

Subject safety • Serious symptoms start at %HbCO of 20 – 25 % • %HbCO post usually < 10% 4 h %HbCO = 8% Heavy smokers: 10 – 15% • Washes out within 24 hours BUT: • Limited exercise capacity • Provide washout time

Prevent room contamination To the To the CO window cylinder Filling button Emptying button Stopper

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Accuracy and precision Accuracy Precision Comparison to reference method Typical measurement error 24 h (Standard deviation of differences) / √2 Usually < 2 % Thomsen et al., 1991

Determination of unabsorbed CO 1. Subject exhales completely 2. Subject is disconnected 3. Determine remaining volume • Pulmonary dead space (formula) • Closed circuit dead space (measured) • Volume in rebreathing bag (extract) 4. Measurement of CO concentration in remaining volume 5. Multiply remaining volume with CO concentration Alternatively: use 2.2 % as estimate