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When arterial blood pressure is stated as 120/80, what do the numbers refer to?

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When arterial blood pressure is stated as 120/80, what do the numbers refer to?

  1. 120 ÷ 80 = 1.5 = mean arterial pressure
  2. pulse pressure/mean arterial pressure
  3. systolic pressure/diastolic pressure
  4. arterial pressure/venous pressure
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waelhammad
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C: Writing BP as 120/80 is an abbreviated way of writing systolic pressure of 120 mmHg and diastolic BP of 80 mmHg.

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