Diastolic pressure is A. the upper of the recorded numbers, i.e., 120 in a readi

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Question

Diastolic pressure is

A. the upper of the recorded numbers, i.e., 120 in a reading of 120/78.

B. the lower of the recorded numbers, i.e., 78 in a reading of 120/78.

C. the arithmetic mean of the recorded numbers, i.e., 99 in a reading of 120/78.

D. the weighted mean of the recorded numbers, i.e., 93 in a reading of 120/78.

A. the upper of the recorded numbers, i.e., 120 in a reading of 120/78.

B. the lower of the recorded numbers, i.e., 78 in a reading of 120/78.

C. the arithmetic mean of the recorded numbers, i.e., 99 in a reading of 120/78.

D. the weighted mean of the recorded numbers, i.e., 93 in a reading of 120/78.

Answer: Option B. the lower of the recorded numbers (as it is the pressure between the two instances the heart creates a pressure in the arteries)

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