To estimate a person's cardiac output, you can:

A. count the patient's heart rate for 15 seconds and multiply by 4.
B. multiply the heart rate by the stroke volume.
C. multiply the respiratory rate by the heart rate.
D. multiply the stroke volume by the respiratory rate.


Answer: B

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