A Patient in Compensated Septic Shock Has Hemodynamic Monitoring with a Pulmonary

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient in compensated septic shock has hemodynamic monitoring with a pulmonary artery catheter and an arterial catheter. Which information obtained by the nurse indicates that the patient is still in the compensatory stage of shock?

• A) The cardiac output is elevated.
• B) The central venous pressure (CVP) is increased.
• C) The systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is high.
• D) The PAWP is high.

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