A 65-Year-Old Man Has Congestive Heart Failure

question 9

Multiple Choice

A 65-year-old man has congestive heart failure. He has a cardiac output of 4.0 L/min, arterial pressure of 115/85 mm Hg, and a heart rate of 90 beats/min. Further tests by a cardiologist reveal that the patient has a right atrial pressure of 10 mm Hg. An increase in which of the following would be expected in this patient?

• A)Plasma colloid osmotic pressure
• B)Interstitial colloid osmotic pressure
• C)Arterial pressure
• D)Cardiac output
• E)Vena cava hydrostatic pressure

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