Multiple choice

What is pulse pressure?

  1. Systolic pressure

  2. Diastolic pressure

  3. Difference between systolic and diastolic pressures

  4. Sum of systolic and diastolic pressures

  5. Hypertension
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Explanation

The pressure difference between systolic and diastolic pressures is the pressure change to create the pulse, which is the pulse pressure.

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