Which of the following cardiovascular changes would you consider a bad sign during weaning a patient from ventilatory support?

a. Development of chest pain
b. Increase in both stroke volume and cardiac index
c. Increase in heart rate from 95 to 110/min
d. Fall in blood pressure from 143/95 to 126/88 mm Hg


ANS: A

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