What it means
One half of intake and outputIN-tayk and OWT-putThe measured record of all fluids a client takes in and all fluids that leave the body over a set time.Full entry . Nurses measure output in milliliters with a marked container and add it up each shift. Urine output is the most watched part: for an adult it should be at least 30 mL an hour (about 0.5 mL per kg of body weight an hour). cardiac outputKAR-dee-ak OWT-putThe amount of blood the heart pumps out in one minute.Full entry is a different measure, of how much blood the heart pumps.
For the nurse
Report urine output that falls below 30 mL an hour, and teach clients and assistants to save and record everything that has to be measured.
At a glance
| Spanish | egresos |
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| Also written | outputs |
Related terms
intake and output
The measured record of all fluids a client takes in and all fluids that leave the body over a set time.
cardiac output
The amount of blood the heart pumps out in one minute.
urinary
Having to do with urine or with the organs that make, store and pass urine.