A patient in the ICU is receiving vasopressor therapy for the management of hypotension. The nurse understands that the goal of vasopressor therapy is to: a) Increase cardiac output and stroke volume b) Decrease heart rate and blood pressure c) Dilate blood vessels and improve tissue perfusion d) Constrict blood vessels and increase blood pressure

A patient in the ICU is receiving vasopressor therapy for the management of hypotension. The nurse understands that the goal of vasopressor therapy is to: a) Increase cardiac output and stroke volume b) Decrease heart rate and blood pressure c) Dilate blood vessels and improve tissue perfusion d) Constrict blood vessels and increase blood pressure

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter9: Instrumentation In Blood Circulation

Section: Chapter Questions

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