Which of the following factors will influence a client's stroke volume and cardiac output? (Select all that apply.)
a. the amount of pressure within the ventricles
b. the strength of cardiac contraction
c. resistance of blood ejection from the ven-tricles
d. the amount of pressure within the atria
e. the number of beats per minute
A, B, C, E
The four factor that influence a client's stroke volume and cardiac output are preload (the amount of pressure within the ventricles), afterload (resistance of blood ejection from the ventricles), contractility (the strength of cardiac contraction), and heart rate (the number of beats per minute).
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