Which of the following about blood pressure information is false? Lütfen birini seçin: O a. The lower number is defined as diastolic pressure when meas O b. Two numbers are recorded when measuring blood pressure. Oc. Vital signs are a group of medical signs, which is blood press O d. Elevated blood pressure is defined as hypotension. e. Both the systolic and diastolic pressures are recorded as "mr

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Which of the following about blood pressure information is false?
Lütfen birini seçin:
O a. The lower number is defined as diastolic pressure when measuring blood pressure.
O b. Two numbers are recorded when measuring blood pressure. The higher number is defined as systolic pressure.
Oc. Vital signis are a group of medical signs, which is blood pressure.
O d. Elevated blood pressure is defined as hypotension.
e. Both the systolic and diastolic pressures are recorded as "mm Hg" (millimeters of mercury)
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following about blood pressure information is false? Lütfen birini seçin: O a. The lower number is defined as diastolic pressure when measuring blood pressure. O b. Two numbers are recorded when measuring blood pressure. The higher number is defined as systolic pressure. Oc. Vital signis are a group of medical signs, which is blood pressure. O d. Elevated blood pressure is defined as hypotension. e. Both the systolic and diastolic pressures are recorded as "mm Hg" (millimeters of mercury)
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