A Nurse Is Reading a Patient's Chart and Notes That

question 7

Multiple Choice

A nurse is reading a patient's chart and notes that the patient's cardiac output (CO) is listed as 5 L/min.The nurse is aware that this measurement is equal to:

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

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