Which of the following is NOT true of blood pressure?
A. Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic and
diastolic pressure
B. A manual sphygmomanometer is the only piece of
equipment needed to measure blood pressure.
C. Abnormal blood pressure for the patient should be
immediately reported to your supervisor.
D. When taking blood pressure and the sound heard through
the stethoscope changes to become very faint or stops, the
reading on the sphygmomanometer is the diastolic
pressure.