Question

What is the formula for cardiac output?

• A. Stroke volume – heart rate
• B. Stroke volume + heart rate
• C. Stroke volume × heart rate
• D. Stroke volume / heart rate

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Stroke volume × heart rate

• Cardiac output is the product of the stroke volume and the heart rate.

• It is the total amount of blood pumped by each ventricle per minute.

• The average cardiac output of a healthy adult is 5000ml.