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Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
Exam - Corrigan's Pulse ... diastolic collapse — a sign ... two findings of chronic ... severe aortic regurgitation ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
Exam - Quincke’s Pulse ... pulsation — a sign ... two findings of chronic ... severe aortic regurgitation ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... disorders: - aortic ... iron deficiency anemia ... viscosity) - anemia ... disorders - Chronic
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Pulmonary: Cough, hemoptysis ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... iron deficiency anemia ... disorders - Chronic
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
averaging by the pulse ... FiO2 Severity of symptoms ... pneumonia, COPD, anemia ... Concentrations #Signs ... #Symptoms
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
heart failure, aortic ... • Sarcoidosis, chronic ... hemolytic anemia ... disorders, sickle cell anemia ... Symptoms of right
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... bowel disease, Chronic ... Haematological: Anaemia ... Peripheral neuropathy, Optic ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... narrow proportional pulse ... pressure (pulse ... *Chronic HFrEF may
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... • Acute and chronic ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications