How would the nurse calculate the patient's pulse pressure?
A) The ejection pressure minus the filling pressure
B) The end-artery pressure minus the resting pressure
C) The difference between the ejection and the resting pressures
D) The filling pressure of the coronary artery minus the end-artery pressure
C
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The pressure that fills the coronary arteries is the difference between the systolic (ejection) pressure and the diastolic (resting) pressure. This is called the pulse pressure (systolic minus diastolic blood pressure readings). Options A, B, and D are not correct.
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