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if your taking blood pressure in the anticubital area (crease of the elbow) then you would palpate the brachial artery.

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Over which artery is the stethoscope placed when taking blood pressure?

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When checking a blood pressure the name of artery that is palpated is?

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What type of blood vessel do you take blood pressure in?

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What blood vessel carries blood at high pressure and why?

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When blood is forced out of the heart?

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