A patient's vital signs are heart rate 82, respirations 22, and blood pressure 90/52. If hemodynamic monitoring reveals the patient's cardiac output to be 5330 mL/min, the nurse would calculate that stroke volume is _____ mL
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
65
Rationale : Cardiac output is equal to heart rate times stroke volume: 82x = 5330; x = 65.
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