Monitoring of a patient with a PAC reveals an elevated PAP due to left heart failure.Which of the following therapies will be specifically directed at decreasing the PAP?
I.Oxygen therapy
II.Diuretics
III.Vasodilators
IV.Inotropes

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An elevated PAP caused by left heart failure (i.e., loss of left ventricular pumping action) may be treated with inotropic drugs, which increase the heart's contractility and pumping effectiveness. Diuretics decrease the blood volume by enhancing urine production and thus reducing venous return to the heart. Vasodilators decrease the resistance against which the left ventricle must pump, allowing it to pump blood more effectively. Thus, understanding the origins of high PAP is important because treatment approaches are completely different for different circumstances.

Monitoring of a Patient with a PAC Reveals an Elevated