You Observe Your Partner Correctly Obtaining a Patient's Blood Pressure

question 18

Multiple Choice

You observe your partner correctly obtaining a patient's blood pressure when he:

• A) inflates the cuff maximally prior to slowly deflating and listening for a pulse.
• B) deflates the cuff 2 mmHg per second while listening with a stethoscope.
• C) stops inflation and starts deflation as soon as the radial pulse disappears.
• D) places the stethoscope under the cuff and deflates it.

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Definitions:

RC Parallel Circuit

A circuit configuration consisting of a resistor (R) and a capacitor (C) connected in parallel, often used in electrical networks to filter or time-delay signals.

R

Represents the symbol for resistance in electrical circuits, measuring how much an object opposes the passage of electrons.

RC Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit that contains both a resistor (R) and a capacitor (C) connected in parallel.

R

Symbol commonly used to represent resistance in an electrical circuit.