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crazycityslicker

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Calculate a 90-kg patient's cardiac index with the following measurements: cardiac output 3.8 L/min, body surface area 3 m2.
 
  a. 0.79 m2/L/min
  b. 0.9 L/min/m2
  c. 1.3 L/min/m2
  d. 6.9 m2/L/min

Question 2

Which of the following is the range for the time a pulmonary artery catheter should be inflated?
 
  a. 5-10 seconds
  b. 15-30 seconds
  c. 30-60 seconds
  d. 60-120 seconds


juwms

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Cardiac index (CI) = cardiac output (C.O.)/body surface area (BSA)

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Fifteen to thirty seconds will allow enough time to stabilize the reading and avoid balloon rup-ture or pulmonary infarction.


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