The nurse assesses the blood pressure to be 140/62 mm Hg and records 78 as the:
a. pulse pressure.
b. pulse deficit.
c. afterload.
d. preload.
A
Systolic pressure – diastolic pressure = pulse pressure.
Pulse deficit occurs when the number of pulse beats counted at the radial pulse is less than those counted at the same time at the heart. Afterload and preload are not measured according to blood pressures.
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