What Effect Would Compressing the Inferior Vena Cava Just Below

question 167

Multiple Choice

What effect would compressing the inferior vena cava just below the diaphragm have on cardiac function?

• A) Sympathetic stimulation of the heart would increase.
• B) Cardiac output would increase.
• C) Stroke volume would increase.
• D) all of the above
• E) A and B only

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