10 Questions
What is the formula for calculating mean arterial blood pressure (MAP)?
$MAP = (1/3 SBP) + (2/3 DBP)$
What is the pulse pressure when the systolic pressure is 120 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure is 80 mm Hg?
40 mm Hg
What is the peak pressure exerted in the arteries when blood is pumped into them during ventricular systole known as?
Systolic pressure
Historically, more emphasis was placed on diastolic than on systolic blood pressure as a predictor of cardiovascular morbid and fatal events, true or false?
True
What is the average pressure responsible for driving blood forward through the arteries into the tissues throughout the cardiac cycle known as?
Mean arterial blood pressure
What is the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure when the systolic pressure is 150 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure is 90 mm Hg?
60 mm Hg
What is the peak pressure exerted in the arteries when blood is pumped into them during ventricular systole known as?
Systolic pressure
What is the average pressure responsible for driving blood forward through the arteries into the tissues throughout the cardiac cycle known as?
Mean arterial blood pressure
If the diastolic pressure is 70 mm Hg and the pulse pressure is 50 mm Hg, what is the systolic pressure?
120 mm Hg
What is the formula for calculating mean arterial blood pressure (MAP)?
$MAP = (1/3 SBP) + (2/3 DBP)$
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