Hemorrhage with a large loss of blood causes ________.

A) a lowering of blood pressure due to change in cardiac output
B) a rise in blood pressure due to change in cardiac output
C) no change in blood pressure but a slower heart rate
D) no change in blood pressure but a change in respiration


A) a lowering of blood pressure due to change in cardiac output

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