CARDIAC OUTPUT AND VENOUS RETURN AND THEIR REGULATION

Cardiac Output

• It is vol. of blood pumped by heart into aorta each minute.

 

    Value

• 5 (range 5-6) lit./min at rest.

  

    Venous Return

• It is volume of blood flowing from veins into right .itrium each min.

     Value

• VR = Cardiac output

At the end of the lesson student should be able to learn about ​​

  • The basic concept  of Cardiac output and Venous return.
  • The Frank Starling mechanism of the heart.
  • Pathalogically High and Pathalogically low Cardiac output.

 

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