Pathophysiology underlying her symptoms

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You are seeing a 68 year old woman with a history of COPD. She has increasing shortness of breath and swelling in her ankles over the past two days. Her vital signs are as follows: BP 110/68, Pulse 110, resp 32, T 98.2, O2 sat 88% on 2 liters of oxygen. She is dyspneic at rest. She has JVD, crackles and wheezes throughout her lungs, hepatosplenomegaly, and +3 edema from her feet to her knees. What is the pathophysiology underlying her symptoms? Group of answer choices Inability of the heart to generate enough cardiac output to perfuse the vital organs Inability of the heart to supply the body with nutrients, despite adequate blood volume and normal or elevated myocardial contractility. Decreased compliance of the left ventricle and abnormal diastolic relaxation Inability of the heart to provide adequate blood flow into the pulmonary circulation.

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