The patient's blood pressure is 140/60.The nurse realizes that this equates to a pulse pressure of

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The difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure is the pulse pressure.For a blood pressure of 140/60,the pulse pressure is 80 (140 - 60 = 80).140 is the systolic pressure.60 is the diastolic pressure.200 is the systolic (140)added to the diastolic (60),but this has no clinical significance.

The Patient's Blood Pressure Is 140/60