Mateo is a medical student learning to take a blood pressure reading. His instructor shows him how to position the cuff on the patient's arm. He squeezes the bulb to inflate the cuff. Mateo uses the stethoscope to listen for silence as the brachial artery is blocked. Then he slowly releases the pressure on the cuff. Mateo begins to hear a 'whooshing' sound as the blood begins to flow through the artery. He makes a note of the pressure at this point. It is 120. When the 'whooshing' sound ends, Mateo takes note that the pressure is now at 76. How should Mateo report these results to his instructor?

Question

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• The patient's systolic pressure is 120 and their diastolic is 76, making their bp 76/120.
• The patient's diastolic pressure is 120 and their systolic is 76, making their bp 120/76.
• The patient's systolic pressure is 120 and their diastolic is 76, making their bp 120/76.
The patient's diastolic pressure is 120 and their systolic is 76, making their bp 76/120.

Answer 1

Mateo should report the results to his instructor as follows:

• The patient's systolic pressure is 120 and their diastolic is 76, making their bp 120/76.