The central venous pressure of a patient with heart failure is slowly increasing. What should this finding suggest to the nurse?

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1. Elevations in right filling pressures, such as the central venous pressure, can cause systemic venous pressure elevations leading to peripheral edema and ascites. These are symptoms of right heart failure.
2. Elevated central venous pressure is not an indication of left heart function.
3. An elevated central venous pressure does not assess left heart function.
4. An elevated central venous pressure would indicate that right heart function is deteriorating and not improving.

The Central Venous Pressure of a Patient with Heart Failure