[Answered]: John is a 58-year-old of Dr

John is a 58-year-old of Dr. King. He has been treated for many years for hypertension and diabetes mellitus II. You take his blood pressure and because he is extremely overweight, the cuff just fits around his arm. The reading is 190/120. John reports that he monitors his blood pressure daily at home and today when he took it, it was much lower than what you have measured. You recheck his blood pressure and you get 188/116. You ask a co-worker to recheck it for you. She notices that the cuff you used is too small for John’s arm, resulting in an inaccurate reading. 1. Discuss the importance of the cuff size chosen for the patient to be appropriate for his arm size. 2. If older patients have lost muscle mass leaving their upper arms very thin, how can you be sure you choose the correct cuff size? 3. How is appropriate cuff size determined? Reply