Which of the following conditions is often seen in patients with acute heart failure? Assume the patient is resting.
A)Increased sympathetic output
B)Decreased right atrial pressure
C)Decreased heart rate
D)Increased cardiac contractility
E)Decreased blood volume

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In patients with acute heart failure, there is often an increased sympathetic output as a compensatory mechanism to maintain cardiac output. This can lead to tachycardia, increased contractility, and increased peripheral vasoconstriction. Decreased right atrial pressure, decreased heart rate, decreased cardiac contractility, and decreased blood volume would all be contradictory to the compensatory mechanisms in acute heart failure.

Which of the Following Conditions Is Often Seen in Patients