Cases Related To Blood Pressure - Part I

A 54-year-old man is brought to the emergency room from his doctor's office. BP

Chart

A 54-year-old man is brought to the emergency room from his doctor's office. Chief complaint is sudden onset of severe chest discomfort. Discomfort had a tearing nature.

Decreased red blood cell count. EKG is normal. Chest x-ray shows evidence of an aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Transesophageal echo shows separation of the layers of the ascending aorta.

patient illustration

Take a Blood Pressure Reading


Systolic:  

Diastolic: 



? onAr:0 | v:0 | onPs:0
pu? False | pv:1
pLen: 0 | nLen 1 | cCode:
| debug: | localNlen: 1;





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