Multiple Choice
A patient with left ventricular failure is admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) . When monitoring for the effectiveness of treatment, the most important information for the nurse to obtain is
A) systemic vascular resistance (SVR) .
B) pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) .
C) mean arterial pressure (MAP) .
D) pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) .
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