A Patient Has Been Admitted with Septic Shock Due to Urinary

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted with septic shock due to urinary sepsis.The practitioner inserts a pulmonary artery (PA) catheter.Which hemodynamic value would the nurse expect to note to support this diagnosis?

• A) Cardiac output (CO) of 8 L/min
• B) Right atrial pressure (RAP) of 17 mm Hg
• C) Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) of 23 mm Hg
• D) Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) of 1100 dyne/s/cm-5

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