A 65-Year-Old Man Has Congestive Heart Failure

Multiple Choice

A 65-year-old man has congestive heart failure. He has a cardiac output of 4.0 L/min, arterial pressure of 115/85 mm Hg, and a heart rate of 90 beats/min. Further tests by a cardiologist reveal that the patient has a right atrial pressure of 10 mm Hg. An increase in which of the following would be expected in this patient?

A) Plasma colloid osmotic pressure
B) Interstitial colloid osmotic pressure
C) Arterial pressure
D) Cardiac output
E) Vena cava hydrostatic pressure