If a patient's blood pressure cannot be increased by adding volume, then which of the following actions would most likely be successful in increasing it?
A) Blocking beta actions of the sympathetic nervous system
B) Decreasing the patient's preload
C) Vasoconstriction
D) Decreasing the patient's afterload
C
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