A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:
A. falsely low systolic and diastolic reading.
B. falsely high systolic but low diastolic reading.
C. falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.
D. falsely low systolic but high diastolic reading.
Answer: C. falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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