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102 should when was his last dialysis and did he taken any medication before because it will afect the variation blood preesure
103 Usally the bp cuff should inflate raise 20-30 mm of hg over normal blood pressure. so that in this case we can rise up to 150 -160 mmof hg
104 The cuff should deflate at the rate of 2-3 mm of hg/second
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