The Nurse Is Conducting a Class on Hypertension,when a Client

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting a class on hypertension,when a client asks what the numbers in the blood pressure mean.Which of the following statements would the nurse correctly use to answer the client's question?

• A)"Diastolic pressure,indicated by the bottom number,is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest."
• B)"Diastolic pressure is the arterial pressure between ventricular contractions."
• C)"Systolic pressure,indicated by the top number,is the result of the heart rate."
• D)"Systolic pressure,indicated by the top number,reflects the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts and pumps blood into general circulation."
• E)"Systolic pressure is the pressure at the height of the wave,when the left ventricle contracts."

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