Calculate cardiac output using the Fick principle for the following values: Oxygen consumption 280 mL/min Arterial oxygen content 19.5 vol% Mixed venous oxygen content 12 vol%
a. 2.1 L/min
b. 3.7 L/min
c. 7.5 L/min
d. 20.5 L/min
ANS: B
C.O.???O/[(CO CO)?x 10]
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