A nurse caring for a critically ill pregnant woman at 36 weeks of gestation with a pulmonary artery catheter in place obtains the following hemodynamic profile: CVP,3 mm Hg;PAP,40/18 mm Hg;PCWP,18 mm Hg;CO,7 L/min.The nurse interprets the hemodynamic profile as correlating with:

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These values indicate a high left preload,which leads to pulmonary edema.A high CVP reading indicates a high right preload.The PAP and PCWP are elevated,indicating a high left preload.The CVP is normal,indicating a normal right preload;however,in this scenario the PAP and PCWP are elevated,indicating an elevated left preload.

A Nurse Caring for a Critically Ill Pregnant Woman at 36