What would you expect if a sphygmomanometer cuff designed to be used on a small

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What would you expect if a sphygmomanometer cuff designed to be used on a small child's arm was used 1pt on an adult's arm? O Measured systolic and diastolic pressures would both be higher than the true pressures. O Measured systolic and diastolic pressures would not be appreciably different from the true pressures. O Meaure sytl n es Check Answer The terms systole and diastole usually refer to the iill and respectively, of the 1 pt . O contraction; relaxation; atria O contraction; relaxation; ventricles O relaxation; contraction; atria O relaxation; contraction; ventricles O None of the above.

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1) The correct option is Measured systolic and diastolic pressures would both be higher than the true pressures.

If a sphygmomanometer the cuff is too small, it needs over inflation to compress the brachial artery. Therefore, measured systolic and diastolic pressures will be higher than the true pressures.

2) The correct option is contraction; relaxation; ventricles.

Systole is the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract and in the phase of diastole, ventricles relax.

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