A patient born without arms needs to have a blood pressure assessment. Which artery should the nurse use to most accurately obtain this measurement?
a. Femoral
b. Carotid
c. Brachial
d. Popliteal
D
The nurse can use the popliteal artery to measure blood pressure by applying a properly sized cuff to the patient's thigh. The femoral artery does not provide an area for assessment of the blood pressure. The brachial arteries are in the arm. The carotid artery, which is in the neck, is impossible to use for blood pressure measurement because applying cuff pressure to temporarily occlude both carotid arteries would stop blood flow to the brain and risk cerebral hypoxia.
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