A patient has a stroke volume (SV) of 80 mL/beat and a heart rate (HR) of 75 beats/minute. What should the nurse calculate this patient's cardiac output to be?________ mLRecord your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
6000
Cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped by the ventricles into the pulmonary and systemic circulations in 1 minute. It is determined by multiplying the stroke volume by the heart rate (SV × HR = CO). Multiplying 80 mL/beat by 75 beats/minute equals 6000 mL.
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