Question

What is the mean arterial pressure in a person whose diastolic and systolic pressures are 160 and 100 mm Hg respectively?

Answer 1

The mean arterial pressure = 2 x diastolic pressure + systolic pressure

= (2 x 160 + 100 ) / 3

= (320 + 100 ) / 3

= 420 / 3

= 140 mm Hg