10. The nurse is taking the client's blood pressure. The physician asks for the pulse pressure. To obtain the pulse pressure, the nurse will have to do which of the following things? A. Obtain a pulse-pressure machine. B. Subtract the diastolic blood pressure from the systolic. C. Subtract the systolic blood pressure from the diastolic. D. Take client's apical pulse and subtract it from systolic.

10. The nurse is taking the client's blood pressure. The physician asks for the pulse pressure. To obtain the pulse pressure, the nurse will have to do which of the following things? A. Obtain a pulse-pressure machine. B. Subtract the diastolic blood pressure from the systolic. C. Subtract the systolic blood pressure from the diastolic. D. Take client's apical pulse and subtract it from systolic.

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter9: Instrumentation In Blood Circulation

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