As the costs of government healthcare programs increased, federal and state governments:

You suspect the lethargic 6-month-old baby beside you is the victim of child abuse. When performing the primary assessment, which one of the following should you use to quickly establish his perfusion?

A) Heart rate B) Temperature of the skin C) Presence of a radial pulse D) Blood pressure

A patient's diastolic blood pressure reflects-

A). The appearance of the sound with release of air from the bulb. B). The force against arterial walls between contractions. C). The force against venous walls with heart contraction. D). Occlusion of the pulse with compression of the brachial artery.