A patient's blood pressure using the posterior tibial pulse is 104/72 while blood pressure using the brachial pulse is 112/84. This patient's ankle-brachial index (ABI) is _____
Fill in the blank with correct word.
ANS:
0.92
Posterior tibial systolic pressure (104) divided by the brachial systolic pressure (112) = 0.92. The systolic pressures are the numbers used to calculate the ABI.
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