03-14-2006, 11:29 AM
A 60-year-old male with heart disease is brought to the emergency
room. Cardiovascular evaluation reveals a resting O2 consumption
of 200 mL/min, a peripheral arterial O2 content of 0.20 mL O2/ml
of blood, and a mixed venous O2 content of 0.15 mL O2/mL of blood.
What is his cardiac output?
A. 2.5 L/min
B. 4.0 L/min
C. 10.0 L/min
D. 25.0 L/min
E. 100.0 L/min
room. Cardiovascular evaluation reveals a resting O2 consumption
of 200 mL/min, a peripheral arterial O2 content of 0.20 mL O2/ml
of blood, and a mixed venous O2 content of 0.15 mL O2/mL of blood.
What is his cardiac output?
A. 2.5 L/min
B. 4.0 L/min
C. 10.0 L/min
D. 25.0 L/min
E. 100.0 L/min