A very short nursing student is asked to measure the blood pressure ofa very tall person. She decides to measure the blood pressure at the levelof the tall person’s foot while he is standing. What artery does sheuse? After taking the blood pressure, she decides that the tall person issuffering from hypertension because the systolic pressure is 200 mm Hg.Is her diagnosis correct? Why or why not?

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