Why should the respiratory therapist perform a blood pressure assessment fairly quickly?
a. The procedure is expensive.
b. The procedure cuts off blood flow to the forearm temporarily.
c. The respiratory therapist has other proce-dures to do.
d. The procedure is billed by the time in-volved.
ANS: B
The clinician must perform the procedure rapidly, because the pressurized cuff impairs circulation to the forearm and hand.
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