A 500 gram Wistar rat has a cardiac output of 150 mL min?¹, systemic mean arterial pressure of 120 mm Hg, and a heart rate of 400 beats min?¹. Which set of values is the most plausible?
A. Mean pulmonary artery pressure of 120 mm Hg, mean pulmonary trunk flow of 60 mL min?¹, and pulmonary vascular resistance of 2.0 mm Hg min mL?¹.
B. Mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 mm Hg, mean pulmonary trunk flow of 60 mL min?¹, and pulmonary vascular resistance of 0.42 mm Hg min mL?¹.
C. Mean pulmonary artery pressure of 120 mm Hg, right ventricular stroke volume of 0.375 mL, and pulmonary vascular resistance of 0.8 mm Hg min mL?¹,
D. Mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 mm Hg, mean pulmonary trunk flow of 150 mL min?¹, and pulmonary vascular resistance of 6 mm Hg min mL?¹.
E. Mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 mm Hg, mean pulmonary trunk flow of 150 mL min?¹, and pulmonary vascular resistance of 0.167 mm Hg min mL?¹.