Chapter 20 Heart Failure and Circulatory Shock Test Bank /NURS 3365 (Chapter 20- Heart Failure and Circulatory Shock Test Bank /NURS 3365)

1. When lecturing to a group of students about the pathophysiological principles behind heart failure, the instructor explains that cardiac output represents: A) Strength of the right ventricular pump to move blood B) The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute C) The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each beat D) The volume of blood stretching the heart muscle at the end of diastole Ans: B Feedback: Cardiac output, which is the major determinant of cardiac performance, r...