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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

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A 47 year old female is assigned as one of your patients on the cardiac care unit. On your rounds you notice that her Mean Arterial Blood Pressure is decreasing. What is the Mean Arterial Blood Pressure?
  1. the systolic pressure
  2. the point of disappearance of the sounds
  3. average between the systolic and diastolic pressure
  4. the increase in the cardiac output
Explanation
Answer: C - The Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (MAP) is a measure of the average between the systolic and diastolic pressure. It is a means of seeing if the patients’ organs are being perfuse appropriately, a MAP of at least 60 mmHg is required for organ perfusion.
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