A patient has heart failure and cardiac output is decreased. Which formula can the nurse use to calculate cardiac output?
A) Myocardial contractility * Myocardial blood flow
B) Ventricular filling time/Diastolic filling time
C) Stroke volume * Heart rate
D) Preload/Afterload

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Cardiac output can be calculated by multiplying the stroke volume and the heart rate. The other options are not measures of cardiac output.

A Patient Has Heart Failure and Cardiac Output Is Decreased