The client's stroke volume is 72 ml/beat. The client's heart rate ...

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The client's stroke volume is 72 ml/beat. The client's heart rate is 82 beats per minute. What is the client's cardiac output? ____________mL/min.
 
  Record the response using a whole number.

Question 2

The nurse is performing a cardiac assessment and prepares to palpate the client's heartbeat on the client's chest. Which is the correct location for the nurse to use when conducting this assessment?
 
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 5904 mL per minute.
Stroke volume describes the amount of blood that is ejected with every heartbeat. Normal stroke volume is 55 to 100 ml/beat. Cardiac output describes the amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle over 1 minute. Normal adult cardiac output is 4 to 8 liters per minute. The formula for calculating cardiac output is: cardiac output = stroke volume multiplied by heart rate for 1 minute.
72 ml/ beat x 82 beats/ minute= 5904 mL/ minute

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
The point of maximal impulse or PMI is located at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.