The mean arterial pressure (MAP) is important because
A) it reflects the difference in time that systole lasts compared to diastole.
B) it forces the practitioner to do math, thus they must pay attention to the values obtained.
C) it represents the driving pressure for blood flow.
D) it represents the driving pressure for blood flow and it reflects the difference in time that systole lasts compared to diastole.
E) All of the answers are correct.
C) it represents the driving pressure for blood flow.
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