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Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
abnormal high blood ... #Pulsation #PhysicalExam ... #Aortic #Coarctation ... #Aorta #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
respond to SSRIs • Coarctation ... of Aorta • Other ... Other low renin HTN ... #Hypertension #differential ... #diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... visits, Ambulatory blood ... Consider secondary HTN ... : • Aortic coarctation ... #Hypertension #HTN
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... • 1ml blood/liter ... • Malignant HTN ... renal vein between aorta ... #Diagnosis #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Repeatedly normal blood ... Mechanical • Aortic ... coarctation ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... artery stenosis, Coarctation ... of aorta, Vasculitis ... most pts have HTN ... #Differential #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulses, bruits, or blood ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... Abdominal pain • HTN ... tract, and often causes
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
When the diagnosis ... - reduced in coarctation ... of the aorta. ... measuring the blood ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
form): damages blood ... placenta): block blood ... , selenium) Differential ... heart failure • Aortic ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology