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The nurse takes the right arm and the right leg blood pressure with the correct size cuff and subtracts the leg systolic pressure from the arm systolic pressure. The nurse does this to figure out:
 
  a. the pressure gradient across a coarctation of the aorta
  b. the degree of functioning of the mitral valve
  c. if there is some obstruction such as a thrombus in the arterial system
  d. if there is an impairment in circulation between the arm and leg
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6 years ago
Good timing, thanks!
bahajo
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Smart ... Thanks!
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Brilliant ツ
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