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Book 4 Unit 1

Select the one best answer to each question (unless otherwise instructed). Record your answers on the test.
A damped pressure tracing may be caused by each of the following findings except
Special intravenous tubing is needed for direct blood pressure monitoring.
A narrowed pulse pressure may suggest certain congenital heart defects.
The reference range for direct blood pressure measurements is different than the reference range for indirect blood pressure measurements.
When a direct blood pressure monitoring waveform shows slow decrease in pressure during diastole, it may indicate increased systemic vascular resistance.
The transducer for direct blood pressure measurement should be level with the
Direct blood pressure measurement is used for each of the following reasons except