The nurse is preparing for a community
education program on hypertension. Which of these parameters determine the regulation of arterial blood pressure?
a. Cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance
b. Heart rate and peripheral resistance
c. Blood volume and renal blood flow
d. Myocardial contractility and arteriolar constriction
ANS: A
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