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Is it possible for total body water to be calculated using radioactive rbc as indicator?

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Dr. James Blachly answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

No: Total red cell mass could be calculated this way (although I had thought that the last US center doing this had finally shut down) but I don't believe TBW could.

Answered 9/17/2015

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