PAT 10 Vital Signs: Blood Pressure
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Suggested treatments for high blood pressure include all of the following except - CORRECT
ANSWER - restricting dairy products.
Which of the following is false about the process of taking blood pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The top number, the systolic reading, is usually the lower of the two readings
What could be a possible error in using the automatic blood pressure device? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The cuff was not positioned at heart level.
Blood pressure increases when the larger blood vessels ___________ and the smaller vessels
____________, causing the heart to pump the same volume of blood through vessels with
smaller internal diameter. - CORRECT ANSWER - lose elasticity, constrict
What is the auscultatory gap? - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal silence that occurs
between phases of blood pressure sounds
A symptom of hypertension is - CORRECT ANSWER - There are no symptoms.
Blood pressure varies from moment to moment. Blood pressure can be influenced by age, race,
resting, anxiety, and tobacco use. - CORRECT ANSWER - Both statements are true.
One in four U.S. adults has high blood pressure. Nearly half of these people do not know they
have it. - CORRECT ANSWER - Both statements are false.
When comparing the blood pressure reading of your patient with readings from the last three
previous visits, you notice it is unusually high. She reports a recent physical with no health
changes and states that she is not taking any medication. What could be the reason for the higher
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Suggested treatments for high blood pressure include all of the following except - CORRECT
ANSWER - restricting dairy products.
Which of the following is false about the process of taking blood pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The top number, the systolic reading, is usually the lower of the two readings
What could be a possible error in using the automatic blood pressure device? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The cuff was not positioned at heart level.
Blood pressure increases when the larger blood vessels ___________ and the smaller vessels
____________, causing the heart to pump the same volume of blood through vessels with
smaller internal diameter. - CORRECT ANSWER - lose elasticity, constrict
What is the auscultatory gap? - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal silence that occurs
between phases of blood pressure sounds
A symptom of hypertension is - CORRECT ANSWER - There are no symptoms.
Blood pressure varies from moment to moment. Blood pressure can be influenced by age, race,
resting, anxiety, and tobacco use. - CORRECT ANSWER - Both statements are true.
One in four U.S. adults has high blood pressure. Nearly half of these people do not know they
have it. - CORRECT ANSWER - Both statements are false.
When comparing the blood pressure reading of your patient with readings from the last three
previous visits, you notice it is unusually high. She reports a recent physical with no health
changes and states that she is not taking any medication. What could be the reason for the higher
