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Coarctation of the Aorta
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History
Cardiac Exam
Appearance
Blood Pressure
Arterial Pulses
Jugular Pulse
Precordial Impulses
Cardiac Ausc. Upper Right
Cardiac Ausc. Upper Left
Cardiac Ausc. Apex
Pulmonary Ausc.
Diagnosis
Summary
Labs
ECG
X Rays
Doppler -Echo
Catheterization
Treatment
Considerations
Pathology
Pediatric Presentation
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- the best initial medical therapy in this infant is administration of prostaglandin E1 intravenously
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