Changes in cardiac output is minimal during:: (A) Sleep, (B) From supine to standing position, (C) Exercise, (D) Arrhythmias
Answer is A. Ref: Pal GK. Cardiac output. In: Textbook of Medical Physiology. Ahuja Publishing House. 2007; 74: 607.Explanation:Increased cardiac outputExerciseAnxietyEmotion and excitementT environmental temperatureEatingPregnancyDecrease in cardiac outputStanding from supineSweatingNo change in cardiac outputSleepMild to moderate change in environmental temperature