Question 1

can decreased cardiac output cause somebody delirium?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If by delirium you mean changes in your state of consciousness then yes.  Decreased cardiac output means that your heart is not pumping the needed amount of blood per minute to maintain normal body functions including that of your brain.  Delirium can have many other causes that are probably more common than low cardiac output so check with your doctor.

Question 2

what happens from decreased cardiac output?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac output: Decreased function of all the bodies systems.

Question 3

how can decreased cardiac output be caused by abnormal fluid volume?

Accepted Answer

Physiology: The amount of blood the left ventricle can pump (stroke volume) is directly related to "preload" which is based on the venous return to the heart. If volume is contracted from bleeding, diuresis, vasodilation, or poor intake,  preload is reduced, venous return is reduced, stroke volume is reduced &, if increased heart rate can't compensate for the reduction, then cardiac output is also reduced.

Question 4

how is decreased cardiac output caused by increased fluid volume and decreased fluid volume?

Accepted Answer

Stroke volume: Cardiac output is determined by heart rate and volume of blood pumped by heart in each heartbeat (stroke volume).  Increased fluid volume increases the stroke volume and therefore cardiac output.  Decreased fluid volume decreases the stroke volume and therefore cardiac output.

Question 5

how can decreased cardiac output be caused by either increased fluid volume and decreased fluid volume?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac output: When systolic dysfunction is present, volume overloading can result in decreased stroke volume and cardiac output. In any cardiac status, decreased intravascular volume will result in decreased cardiac output.

Question 6

why there is decreased cardiac output in hypertensive patient?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: Cardiac output = stroke volume x heart rate.

Question 7

what is the relation of hypertension and decreased cardiac output?

Accepted Answer

Depends: In theory, the harder it is for blood to leave the heart (as when BP is very elevated) the less of it will be pumped out per beat or per minute (decreased output).  For this scenario to occur though the BP will need to be significantly elevated.  In most cases a mild or even moderate elevation in BP will not have a tangible effect on cardiac output.

Question 8

what is meant by  decreased cardiac output related to left ventricular failure?

Accepted Answer

Sick muscle: The heart is supposed to pump out a certain amount with every heart beat, if that amount is too low, e.g. Low out put, the heart muscle is too weak to do it's job(failure).

Question 9

if someone has decreased cardiac output, does that usually mean they have hypertension?

Accepted Answer

No: Low heart output is not  directly related to the blood pressure.

Question 10

why would a patient in renal failure get decreased cardiac output?

Accepted Answer

They wouldn't: But the reverse is true. Someone with low cardiac output underperfuses the kidneys and commonly gets "pre-renal azotemia" which is a form of poor kidney function. People with advanced renal failure are commonly volume overloaded which is often mistakenly called "heart failure" (really it's circulation failure).  Is that what you mean?

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