Suppose a patient has both arms in casts so you decide to take his blood pressure at his calf, which is 0.90 m below his heart. If you measure the diastolic pressure at the calf to be 160 mm Hg, then what is the diastolic pressure at the heart? Explain/show your reasoning.
Kinetic Theory of Gas
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P-V Diagram
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Suppose a patient has both arms in casts so you decide to take his blood pressure at his calf, which is 0.90 m below his heart. If you measure the diastolic pressure at the calf to be 160 mm Hg, then what is the diastolic pressure at the heart? Explain/show your reasoning.
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