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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Cardiology

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In reading blood pressure, which of the following terms describes systolic blood pressure?
  1. It is the top number and refers to the pumping force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
  2. It is the bottom number and refers to the resting pressure within your blood vessels while the heart refills in preparation to pump more blood to the body.
  3. It is the top number and refers to the resting pressure within your blood vessels while the heart refills in preparation to pump more blood to the body.
  4. It is the bottom number; refers to the pumping force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
Explanation
Answer: A - Systolic blood pressure refers to the top number of the blood pressure reading. It is the force against the walls of the arteries.
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