Left Ventricular .Dysfunction A 76-year-old man is admitted to the critical care unit with the diagnosis of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction and a history of COPD. During the shift he begins...

Left Ventricular .Dysfunction

A 76-year-old man is admitted to the critical care unit with the diagnosis of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction and a history of COPD. During the shift he begins to complain of shortness of breath. He has crackles onethird the way up his posterior lobes along with expiratory wheezing. He has an S3 (gallop) and a 11/VI systolic murmur. The following hemodynamit: information is obtained on admission:

Which hemoclyna.mic parameters are abnormal?

What is the ligni6cance of these findings?

What are the treatment priorities for this patient?