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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
Cardiac Exam - Auscultation URSE
Remember
Remember, that the aortic ejection sound defines the valve as bicuspid. The early, short systolic murmur indicates absence of significant valve obstruction. The short, early diastolic murmur indicates mild valve regurgitation.
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