The instructor is teaching the beginning nursing class how to calculate pulse pressure. If the patient's systolic pressure was 122 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure was 75 mm Hg, what would the pulse pressure be?
A) 57
B) 60
C) 54
D) 47
Ans: A
Feedback: Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure. The only correct option is A.
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