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Given dye dilution method.
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Step 1.
The dye dilution method is used to measure the cardiac output.
In this method, dye is injected into the right atrium and flows through the heart into the aorta. A probe inserted into the aorta measures the concentration of the dye leaving the heart at equally spaced times over a time interval until the dye has cleared.