Calculate the right ventricular stroke work (RVSW) given the following patient data: pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) = 35/25 mm Hg, cardiac output (C.O.) = 3.6 L/min, heart rate (HR) = 107 beats per minute, and body surface area (BSA) is 1.6 m2
a. 1.7 g-m/m2
b. 6.2 g-m/m2
c. 7.1 g-m/m2
d. 30.5 g-m/m2
ANS: B
RVSW = [(MPAP ? SV) ? 0.0136]/BSA
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