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Title: A patient has a blood pressure of 134/70 per blood pressure cuff and a blood pressure of 90/50 per a Post by: Jendo on May 19, 2016 A patient has a blood pressure of 134/70 per blood pressure cuff and a blood pressure of 90/50 per arterial line. The nurse should:
1. Discontinue the arterial line immediately. 2. Check the level of the transducer and relevel and rezero the system. 3. Do nothing because this is a normal variation between the two methods of measurement. 4. Begin the infusion of a dopamine drip. Title: Re: A patient has a blood pressure of 134/70 per blood pressure cuff and a blood pressure of 90/50 p Post by: Canamerica on Jun 11, 2016 Content hidden
Title: Re: A patient has a blood pressure of 134/70 per blood pressure cuff and a blood pressure of 90/50 per a Post by: Jendo on Jun 11, 2016 Your rationale is what helped me understand it, I appreciate the thorough answer
Title: Re: A patient has a blood pressure of 134/70 per blood pressure cuff and a blood pressure of 90/50 per a Post by: Canamerica on Jun 17, 2016 Great feedback, I figured what's the point of answering without an explanation
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