The nurse is caring for a 100-kg patient being monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter.The nurse assesses a blood pressure of 90/60 mm Hg,heart rate 110 beats/min,respirations 36/min,oxygen saturation of 89% on 3 L of oxygen via nasal cannula.Bilateral crackles are audible upon auscultation.Which hemodynamic value requires immediate action by the nurse?

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A cardiac index of 1.2 L/min/m³ combined with the identified clinical assessment findings indicate a low cardiac output with fluid overload (bilateral crackles),requiring intervention.The remaining hemodynamic values are within normal limits: cardiac output of 4 L/min; pulmonary vascular resistance of 80 dynes/sec/cm^-5; and the systemic vascular resistance of 1400 dynes/sec/cm^-5.

The Nurse Is Caring for a 100-Kg Patient Being Monitored