A Patient in Compensated Septic Shock Has Hemodynamic Monitoring with a Pulmonary

Multiple Choice

A patient in compensated septic shock has hemodynamic monitoring with a pulmonary artery catheter and an arterial catheter. Which information obtained by the nurse indicates that the patient is still in the compensatory stage of shock?

A) The cardiac output is elevated.
B) The central venous pressure (CVP) is increased.
C) The systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is high.
D) The PAWP is high.