Korotkoff's sounds can be differentiated into five phases. Correlate the phase from 1-5 with the appropriate choice. Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down
1. Systolic blood pressure
2. Sounds have muffled, whooshing, swishing quality
3. Sounds become crisper, more intense
4. Sounds become muffled, soft blowing quality
5. Diastolic blood pressure
1,2,3,4,5
Rationale: Phase 1 is the pressure level at which the first faint, clear tapping or thumping sounds are heart; the first tapping sound heard during deflation of the cuff is the systolic blood pressure
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