If a Patient's Blood Pressure Cannot Be Increased by Adding

question 55

Multiple Choice

If a patient's blood pressure cannot be increased by adding volume, then which of the following actions would most likely be successful in increasing it?

• A) Blocking beta actions of the sympathetic nervous system
• B) Decreasing the patient's preload
• C) Vasoconstriction
• D) Decreasing the patient's afterload

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