A patient has failure of the left side of his heart. Consequently, his blood is backing up into the pulmonary artery and seeping into the lung tissue, causing the patient to be short of breath and moderately hypoxic. The EMT should recognize this condition as a product of:
A) Increased hydrostatic pressure
B) Decreased circulating blood volume
C) Increased osmotic pressure
D) Decreased pulmonary perfusion
A) Increased hydrostatic pressure
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