A Nurse Is Reading a Client's Medical Record and Notes

question 34

Multiple Choice

A nurse is reading a client's medical record and notes that the client's cardiac output (CO) is listed as 5 L/min.Which calculation was used to determine the CO?

• A)Heart rate (beats/min)/ stroke volume (mL/beat).
• B)Systolic blood pressure × heart rate (beats/min).
• C)Systolic blood pressure - diastolic blood pressure.
• D)Stroke volume (mL/beat)× heart rate (beats/min).

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