A patient has a stroke volume (SV) of 75 mL/beat and end-diastolic volume of 120 mL. What should the nurse calculate this patient's ejection fraction to be?________%Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
63
The ejection fraction is the stroke volume divided by the end-diastolic volume and represents the fraction or percent of the diastolic volume that is ejected from the heart during systole. The normal ejection fraction ranges from 50% to 70%. Dividing 75 mL/beat by 120 mL equals 63%.
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