The Cardiac Output—Physiology—podcast

In this physiology podcast Dr. Rasha Eldeeb, using the power of Notebook Google LM (an innovative AI tool) explains cardiac output (CO), its calculation (heart rate x stroke volume), and factors influencing it. It details variations in CO during rest, exercise, and disease, and describes methods for measuring CO, including echocardiography and dilution techniques. The podcast further explores CO control mechanisms, focusing on stroke volume, contractility, and heart rate regulation via intrinsic (autoregulation) and extrinsic (hormonal and neural) pathways. Finally, it examines the impact of heart rate changes on CO and its distribution throughout the body.