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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 50, Problem 2S
John’s doctor is concerned that John’s kidneys may not be functioning properly due to a circulatory condition. The doctor wants to determine if the blood volume flowing through the kidneys (called renal blood flow rate) is within normal range. Calculate what would be a “normal” renal blood flow rate based on the following information:
John weighs 90 kg. Assume a normal total blood volume is 80 mL/kg of body weight, and a normal heart pumps the total blood volume through the heart once per minute (cardiac output). Also assume that the normal renal blood flow rate is 21% of cardiac output.
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