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Calculate PVR. Using information given or calculated, determ…

Calculate PVR. Using information given or calculated, determine the patient’s PVR: Find the following information for Ann, a 37-year-old female patient admitted to ICU for chest pain. The following data is obtained: Hb 15 gm/dl             B/P 148/96 torr SaO2 92%               PaCO2 39 torr PaO2 86 torr            FIO2 31% Venturi mask CaO2 18.75 vol%     CO 6.27 L/min SvO2 73%                CVP 5 torr CvO2 14.78 vol%           PvO2 37 torr             PAP 30 torr PCWP 10 torr           HR 116/min SAO2 95%               VO2 249 ml/min PA02 160.5 torr