Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a patient following insertion of an intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) for cardiogenic shock unresponsive to pharmacotherapy.Which hemodynamic parameter best indicates an appropriate response to therapy?
A) Cardiac index (CI) of 2.5 L/min/m2
B) Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure of 26 mm Hg
C) Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) of 22 mm Hg
D) Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) of 1600 dynes/sec/cm-5
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