While measuring a patient's blood pressure, the nurse recalls that certain factors, such as __________, help determine blood pressure
a. Pulse rate
b. Pulse pressure
c. Vascular output
d. Peripheral vascular resistance
ANS: D
The level of blood pressure is determined by five factors: cardiac output, peripheral vascular resistance, volume of circulating blood, viscosity, and elasticity of the vessel walls.
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