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The cuff of a sphygmomanometer should be inflated to _____ mm Hg above the point when the radial pulse disappears.
 
  a. 10 c. 30
  b. 20 d. 40

Question 2

The a wave on an arterial pressure tracing is a result of which of the following during a cardiac cycle?
 
  a. Atrial systole c. Ventricular systole
  b. Atrial diastole d. Ventricular diastole



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The examiner should inflate the cuff to a pressure approximately 30 mm Hg above the pressure at which the radial pulse disappears.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Atrial systole is indicated on the atrial pressure tracing as an a wave.



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