To assess for Trousseau's sign,place a blood pressure cuff on the patient's upper arm and inflate to
A) 10 mm Hg above the patient's diastolic blood pressure for 1 minute.
B) the patient's systolic blood pressure for 3-5 minutes.
C) 10 mm Hg above the patient's systolic blood pressure for 1-3 minutes.
D) 10 mm Hg below the patient's systolic blood pressure for 3-5 minutes.
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