Which characteristic changes should the nurse keep in mind while caring for a patient with left heart failure? As left heart failure progresses:
A) Left ventricular preload increases.
B) Systemic vascular resistance decreases.
C) Left end-diastolic volume decreases.
D) Pulmonary vascular resistance decreases.

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Left ventricular preload increases in left heart failure because less blood is ejected from the left ventricle.
Left heart failure does not lead to a decrease in systemic resistance; it leads to an increase in resistance.
Left end-diastolic volume will increase.
Pulmonary vascular resistance will increase.

Which Characteristic Changes Should the Nurse Keep in Mind While