NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
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When reading a blood pressure gauge, you take the reading at the closest line. The long lines are in increments of 10mmHg and the shorter lines are in increments of:
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8 mmHg
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6 mmHg
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4 mmHg
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2 mmHg
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In children, cuff bladder width should be at least 40 percent of the arm circumference halfway between the olecranon and acromion; the cuff should then cover 80 percent or more of the arm circumference.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Korotkoff sounds are the loud thumping sounds you’ll hear through the stethoscope while deflating the sphygmomanometer. Systolic blood pressure is indicated by the first Korotkoff sound that is heard.
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