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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pathologic: • Valvular ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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- Asymmetric pulse ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... nodules - Hemoptysis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diminished, or tender pulses ... claudication, pulse ... deficits vascular ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... infiltrates, hemoptysis