2 Blood Pressure Assessment Online Quiz Questions

A cuff that is too small for the measured arm can produce a falsely high blood pressure reading.

A person has vasodilation with normal or increased cardiac output. Which explanation best accounts for a potentially low blood pressure?

A person has a heart rate of $80$ beats/min and a stroke volume of $65$ mL/beat. Using $\text{CO}=\text{HR}\times\text{SV}$, calculate cardiac output in mL/min.

An estimated mean arterial pressure can be useful when assessing perfusion, but it does not by itself prove that organs are adequately perfused.

An adult has an average office blood pressure of $134/86$ mm Hg based on repeated, careful readings. Which adult category applies?

What is the standard abbreviation for the lowest arterial pressure between heart contractions?

Which actions support a reliable seated blood pressure measurement? Select all that apply.

An arterial-line transducer is positioned above the level of the right atrium. What effect may this have on the displayed pressure?

Which findings can signal worsening perfusion or another acute problem? Select all that apply.

Explain the difference between preload and afterload. Include how reduced circulating volume can affect preload and stroke volume, and how increased arterial resistance can affect afterload and stroke volume.

For orthostatic measurements, documenting the person’s position, timing, symptoms, and blood pressure readings helps interpret the results. True or false?

An adult without acute concerning symptoms has a blood pressure above $180$ systolic and/or $120$ diastolic. The measurement is repeated after at least 1 minute and remains this high. What should the person do?

Which approach is appropriate when obtaining orthostatic measurements?

A person has low blood pressure despite normal or increased cardiac output. Which change could help explain this finding?

Which adult office blood pressure category applies to a reading of $134/86$ mm Hg?

A person's blood pressure is $148/92$ mm Hg. Using $\text{PP} = \text{SBP} - \text{DBP}$, what is the pulse pressure? Enter the value in mm Hg, rounded to the nearest whole number.

A clinician estimates mean arterial pressure using $\text{MAP} \approx (\text{SBP} + 2 \times \text{DBP})/3$. In which situation should this estimate be treated as less accurate?

For a blood pressure of $126/78$ mm Hg, estimate mean arterial pressure using $\text{MAP} \approx (\text{SBP} + 2 \times \text{DBP})/3$. Enter the value in mm Hg, rounded to the nearest whole number.