A 58-Year-Old Man Comes to the Physician Because of a 5-Day

A 58-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 5-day history of progressively worsening shortness of breath and fatigue. He has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for 30 years. His pulse is 96/min, respirations are 26/min, and blood pressure is 100/60 mm Hg. BMI is 30 kg/m².  Oxygen saturation is 92% on room air.  The apical impulse is palpated in the 6th intercostal space along the anterior axillary line.  There is 3+ bilateral pitting edema in the legs.  Which of the following is most likely increased in this patient?

A) Arteriolar resistance
B) Lung compliance
C) Mixed venous O₂ content
D) Renal perfusion
E) Stroke volume

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