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Calculate the pulse pressure if diastolic pressure is 95 and systolic pressure is 140

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Measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg), the pressure difference between thesystolic and diastolic pressures is the pressure change to create the pulse, which is the pulse pressure. If resting blood pressure is (systolic/diastolic) 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) what is the pulse pressure?
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