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What is the basis for the sounds referred to as korotkoff sounds?.

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Answer:Korotkoff Sounds. -tapping sounds created by turbulent blood flow in arm. -pressure is slowly being released from cuff, so systolic pressure is above that of the cuff, but diastolic is still below, so the artery opens in systole and collapses in diastole.

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