Developed by Adolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901), the Fick principle has been applied to the measurement of cardiac output. Its underlying principles may also be applied in a variety of clinical situations. The essence of the Fick principle is that blood flow to an organ can be calculated using a marker substance if the following information is known: ...
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Synonym for Fick method ... In 1870 A. Fisk proposed that cardiac output can be calculated as the quotient of total body oxygen consumption divided by the difference in oxygen content of arterial blood and mixed venous blood. In the direct Fick method all variables are measured. The indirect Fick method employs a variety of means to avoid measuring...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fik Synonyms: Fick method
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