After assessing a patient's hemodynamic parameters, the nurse determines that preload and afterload are both elevated. These findings are consistent with which health problems? Select all that apply.

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1. Both right and left preload are elevated in conditions that cause increases in pericardial pressures, such as pericardial tamponade.
2. Both right and left preload are elevated in conditions that cause increases in pericardial pressures, such as constrictive pericarditis.
3. Preload is decreased in hypovolemia.
4. Afterload is decreased in neurogenic shock.
5. Preload is elevated in mitral stenosis.

After Assessing a Patient's Hemodynamic Parameters, the Nurse Determines That