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Cases Related To Blood Pressure - Part II

47-year-old male with severe left calf pain BP

Chart

A 47-year-old businessman arrives in the emergency room. While on a 10-hour plane flight from Argentina, he developed severe left calf pain. Upon deplaning he complained of severe chest pain, dizziness and sweating.

Decreased arterial oxygenation. Eighty-five percent decrease in oxygen saturation. Complete blood count is normal.

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 3:49:38 PM



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