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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... age-arteriosclerosis (less ... #Pressure #Differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... Pulse pressure ... Pulse Pressure = ... Pulse Pressure = ... #Pressure #Differential
Visual Field Pathways and Deficits
1 Total blindness of right eye due to complete lesion of right
hemianopia due to or pressure ... involvement Of lower ... Hemianopsia #Hemianopia #Diagnosis ... #lesions #differential ... #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Monocular Vision loss ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Ischemia ... Increased intraocular pressure ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Limb ischemia • Aortic ... refill - Poor pulses ... - Hair loss- ... #diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... Age less than 30 ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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the upper and lower ... Anorexia • Weight loss ... purpura: strong sign ... diminished, or tender pulses ... Vessel: Blood pressure
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... bruits, or blood pressure ... < 30 years • Aorta ... malaise, weight loss ... claudication, pulse
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Fatigue, weight loss ... 10mmHg systolic pressure ... Decr palpable pulses ... Arteritis #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... When the diagnosis ... Their pulse pressure ... coarctation of the aorta ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam