A patient presents for her annual physical examination in seemingly good health
However, she is concerned about her heart because of family history, and you proceed to work up an examination of cardiovascular function. She has a blood pressure of 128/83 mm Hg, and echocardiography indicates that end-diastolic volume is 140 mL and end-systolic volume is 80 mL. A routine ECG is obtained and is shown below.
From the echocardiographic data, the patient's stroke volume amounts to:
A. 80 mL
B. 70 mL
C. 60 mL
D. 50 mL
E. 45 mL
ANS: C
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