<prompt> The total fetal cardiac output at term is estimated to be ___?150 mLKg body weight250 mLKg body weight350 mLKg body weight450 mLKg body weight  <response>: The total fetal cardiac output is approximately 450 mLKgmin. Approximately 65 of descending aoic blood flow returns to the placenta, and hence, only the remaining 35 perfuses the fetal organs and tissues. Ref: Nelson textbook of pediatrics 21st edition Pgno: 9260 