CARDIAC OUTPUT (CO)-CARDIAC INDEX

SUMMARY

1. Normal stroke volume: 70mls

2. CO = HR * SV = 72/min * 70 mls = 5040 mls/min

3. Cardiac index: CO per square meter of body surface area. Average: 3.2L

Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education