A patient has been diagnosed with an increase in afterload and a CVP reading of 7 mmHg. What should the nurse include in this patient's plan of care?

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An increase in afterload often indicates decreased cardiac output, which may cause fluid to back up in the body and increase CVP. Diuretic therapy can help to reduce excess fluid and decrease afterload. Providing plasma or intravenous fluids may worsen the fluid overload and exacerbate the afterload, and encouraging an increase in fluids by mouth may further increase the fluid overload.

A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with an Increase in Afterload