Paramedics Have Administered a Medication to a Patient in Heart

question 60

Multiple Choice

Paramedics have administered a medication to a patient in heart failure. The medication specifically causes the veins to enlarge, thus decreasing the amount of blood coming back to the heart for pumping. The EMT would recognize this action as:

• A) afterload.
• B) pulse pressure.
• C) preload.
• D) systemic vascular resistance.

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