Which term is used to describe the first sound heard by the nurse when measuring the client's blood pressure?
1. Diastolic
2. Systolic
3. Korotkoff's sound phase 4
4. Korotkoff's sound phase 5
Correct Answer: 2
The first sound heard is the systolic pressure reading, or phase 1 of Korotkoff's sounds. Diastolic is the last sound heard of Korotkoff's sound phase 5.
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