A 60-year-old man on ICU has an implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD). He presents with septic shock. The nursing team cannot obtain a blood pressure using a standard non-invasive cuff. Why?AThe NIBP device is brokenBContinuous-flow LVADs (the most common modern type) generate non-pulsatile or minimally pulsatile blood flow - standard NIBP cuffs require pulsatile flow to detect Korotkoff sounds; blood pressure must be measured using a Doppler probe with a manual cuff (reporting MAP only) or an invasive arterial lineCThe patient has no blood pressureDLVADs prevent any blood pressure measurementEOnly use a mercury sphygmomanometerCheck my answer