The nurse is caring for a patient in the early stages of septic shock.The patient is slightly confused and flushed,with bounding peripheral pulses.Which hemodynamic values is the nurse most likely to assess?
A) High pulmonary artery occlusive pressure and high cardiac output
B) High systemic vascular resistance and low cardiac output
C) Low pulmonary artery occlusive pressure and low cardiac output
D) Low systemic vascular resistance and high cardiac output

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As a consequence of the massive vasodilation associated with septic shock,in the early stages,cardiac output is high with low systemic vascular resistance.In septic shock,pulmonary artery occlusion pressure is not elevated.In the early stages of septic shock,systemic vascular resistance is low and cardiac output is high.In the early stages of septic shock,cardiac output is high.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient in the Early