You Are Measuring the Blood Pressure (Using a Standard Cuff

You are measuring the blood pressure (using a standard cuff on the brachial artery) of a patient who insists on holding her arm above her head while you are taking the measurement. How to you deal with the data you collect.

A) As long are you are careful, the data you collect are valid.
B) The measurement in the raised arm will overestimate the actual blood pressure.
C) The measurement in the raised arm will underestimate the actual blood pressure.
D) The pressure measurement will be accurate, but the heart rate measurement will not.

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