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A 63-year-old man with essential hypertension has gone several weeks without taking his medications. He arrives at the emergency department after falling on his outstretched right hand. He has a heart rate of 90 min and a blood pressure of 170/115 mm Hg. Which of the following is most likely to be decreased in the skeletal muscles of his legs?
(A) Adenosine levels
(B) Arterial blood pressure
(C) Arteriolar resistance
(D) Blood flow
(E) Venous oxygen concentration
A 63-year-old man with essential hypertension has gone several weeks without taking his medications. He arrives at the emergency department after falling on his outstretched right hand. He has a heart rate of 90 min and a blood pressure of 170/115 mm Hg. Which of the following is most likely to be decreased in the skeletal muscles of his legs?
(A) Adenosine levels
(B) Arterial blood pressure
(C) Arteriolar resistance
(D) Blood flow
(E) Venous oxygen concentration
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