A 75-year-old white male suffers an anteroseptal myocardial infarction. Four hours after admission to the hospital his blood pressure is 65/40 mm Hg. A Swan-Ganz catheter is inserted into the pulmonary artery, and the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is found to be 8 mm Hg. The best therapy in this instance is A) infusion of dopamine B) infusion of 5% dextrose C) infusion of normal saline D) digoxin E) furosemide (Lasix)
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