Author Question: What is the cardiac index (CI) when cardiac output = 5.0 mL/min and body surface area (BSA) = 2.9 ... (Read 42 times)

big1devin · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

What is the cardiac index (CI) when cardiac output = 5.0 mL/min and body surface area (BSA) = 2.9 m2?

a. 1.72 L/min/m2 c. 2.10 L/min/m2
b. 1.67 L/min/m2 d. 12.5 L/min/m2

Question 2

Which of the following is a type of pressure transducer that uses a metal bellows and a Wheat-stone bridge?

a. Resistive (or re-sistance) c. Variable inductance
b. Strain gauge d. Variable capaci-tance

emsimon14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
CI = /BSA.
CI = 5.0 mL/min 2.9 m2.
CI = 1.72 mL/min/m2.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
A resistive (or resistance) transducer consists of a thin metal bellows attached to four wires, forming a Wheatstone bridge. The variable capacitance transducer has a flexible diaphragm to sense pressure changes, but it is linked to an electrode. A variable inductance transducer consists of a stainless steel diaphragm attached to a soft iron core positioned between two coils.