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Match the hemodynamic variables to the appropriate types of shock. 

This heart sound is made by the closing of the semi-lunar valves:

Other than the heart’s ability to pump blood out of the right atrium, pressure in the right atrium is determined by…?

What is a major concern in administration of inotropic drugs in cardiogenic shock?

When the balloon-tipped catheter wedges in a small pulmonary arteriole, the blood pressure measured through the distal lumen is approximately the same as what anatomic location in the heart?

There are three common causes of distributive shock–Anaphylaxis, Sepsis, and Neurogenic Insult.  How would these patients differ in their presentations (what signs and symptoms would they have)? (3 points)

What causes the first heart sound (S1)?

What is the clinical consequence of oxygen delivery being below the tissue demand?

This heart sound is the first clinical sign of CHF and is heard at the beginning of diastole:

A nurse is teaching a class about the use of pain medications for clients who have an opioid addiction. Which of thefollowing medications are a nonopioid analgesic?