A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:

A. falsely low systolic and diastolic reading.
B. falsely high systolic but low diastolic reading.
C. falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.
D. falsely low systolic but high diastolic reading.


Answer: C. falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.

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