A 65-Year-Old Man with a History of Congestive Heart Failure

question 66

Multiple Choice

A 65-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure is hospitalized with chest pain and hypotension requiring admission to the cardiac care unit.  An intra-arterial line is placed for direct blood pressure monitoring.  Consecutive readings of his intra-arterial blood pressure are 75, 110, 80, 90, 75, and 110 mm Hg.  Which of the following represents the median of these blood pressure readings?

• A)80 mm Hg
• B)85 mm Hg
• C)90 mm Hg
• D)100 mm Hg
• E)110 mm Hg

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