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A Swan-Ganz catheter inserted into a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) records a pulmonary artery wedge pressure of 6 mm Hg. The same pressure would be expected in which of the following structures?
(A) Aorta
(B) Left atrium
(C) Left ventricle
(D) Right atrium
(E) Systemic veins
A Swan-Ganz catheter inserted into a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) records a pulmonary artery wedge pressure of 6 mm Hg. The same pressure would be expected in which of the following structures?
(A) Aorta
(B) Left atrium
(C) Left ventricle
(D) Right atrium
(E) Systemic veins
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