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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: 



? v:3 | onAr:0 | onPs:2 | tLb:3 | tLbJs:0
isPageNeedsInvoke:False | isTc: False | cc:
isHome:False | uStat: False | db:0 | pu:False | jsNext:False | pv:1 | refreshTime: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM || now: 3/29/2024 2:02:48 AM



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