Your partner reports that a patient's blood pressure is 156/78 mmHg. From this reading, what should the AEMT recognize?
A) The pulse pressure is 224 mmHg.
B) The blood pressure in the veins is 156 mmHg.
C) The systolic blood pressure is 78 mmHg.
D) The diastolic blood pressure is 78 mmHg.
D
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