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A 73-year-old man has an inferior infarct with ST elevation documented on right-sided precordial leads. He is hypotensive (blood pressure 90/70 mm Hg) and tachycardic. The JVP is 10 cm, the heart sounds are normal, lungs are clear, and his extremities are cool. What would central hemodynamic monitoring reveal?For the above patient, select the hemodynamic parameters that are most likely to apply.

Adecreased right atrial pressure (RAP), low cardiac output (CO), and increased systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
Bincreased RAP, decreased CO, increased SVR
Cincreased RAP, decreased CO, decreased SVR
Ddecreased RAP, increased CO, decreased SVR
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