HY USMLE Q #1195 – Physiology

A 48-year-old man is enrolled in a research study in which the aim is to increase pulmonary lymphatic flow. Which of the following is most likely to achieve this desired effect?

  Administration of angiotensin into a pulmonary artery
  Administration of oxymetazoline into a pulmonary artery
  Decreasing inhaled oxygen from 21% to 15%
  Increasing inhaled carbon dioxide from 0.04% to 1%
  Infusion of Ringer lactate solution into peripheral veins
  Infusion of 15% albumen solution into peripheral veins