The nurse is determining a person's cardiac output. Which of the following completes the equation the nurse can use to make this assessment?

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Cardiac output is the amount of blood that the heart pumps per minute, which is calculated by multiplying stroke volume (the amount of blood ejected with each beat) by heart rate (the number of beats per minute). Therefore, the correct equation to determine cardiac output is stroke volume x heart rate. Choice A is the formula for calculating blood pressure, and choice C includes mean arterial pressure, which is not necessary for calculating cardiac output. Choice B is not an accurate formula for cardiac output.

The Nurse Is Determining a Person's Cardiac Output