The nurse takes the right arm and the right leg blood pressure with the correct size cuff and subtracts the leg systolic pressure from the arm systolic pressure. The nurse does this to figure out:
a. the pressure gradient across a coarctation of the aorta
b. the degree of functioning of the mitral valve
c. if there is some obstruction such as a thrombus in the arterial system
d. if there is an impairment in circulation between the arm and leg
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A Correct. The nurse takes the right arm and the right leg blood pressure with the correct size cuff and subtracts the leg systolic pressure from the arm systolic pressure in order to determine the pressure gradient across a coarctation of the aorta.
B Incorrect. The nurse does not do these calculations with blood pressure to determine the degree of functioning of the mitral valve.
C Incorrect. The nurse does not do these calculations with blood pressure to determine if there is some obstruction such as a thrombus in the arterial system.
D Incorrect. The nurse does not do these calculations with blood pressure to determine if there is an impairment in circulation between the arm and leg.
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