Which is a treatment used to reverse hypotension?

a. Increased use of anesthetics
b. Elevation of legs
c. Increased positive airway pressure
d. Beta-blocker drugs


ANS: B
Supportive measures used to treat hypotension include elevating the legs to increase blood pressure by draining pooled blood, especially after sympathetic blockade; breathing in oxygen by mask to assist in respiration; and rapid IV fluid therapy to increase blood volume.

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