An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient
Hemorrhagic shock is the most common reason to explain the inability to feel pulse in a trauma patient. However, clinicians should always suspect atypical causes for differential pulses in this population and Takayasu′s arteritis (TA) is one such example. We report a case of aorto-arteritis in a pat...
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doaj-8bca19075aed4eb785ab46bb58c8a9162020-11-24T23:58:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock0974-27002012-01-0151959610.4103/0974-2700.93097An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patientBabita GuptaPramendra AgrawalKapil Dev SoniNita D′souzaKamran FarooqueHemorrhagic shock is the most common reason to explain the inability to feel pulse in a trauma patient. However, clinicians should always suspect atypical causes for differential pulses in this population and Takayasu′s arteritis (TA) is one such example. We report a case of aorto-arteritis in a patient who presented with trauma and was later diagnosed with TA. She had blood pressure discrepancy between upper and lower limbs noted upon her initial trauma evaluation.http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=1;spage=95;epage=96;aulast=GuptaPulselessTakayasutrauma |
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Babita Gupta Pramendra Agrawal Kapil Dev Soni Nita D′souza Kamran Farooque An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock Pulseless Takayasu trauma |
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Babita Gupta Pramendra Agrawal Kapil Dev Soni Nita D′souza Kamran Farooque |
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An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient |
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An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient |
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An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient |
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An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient |
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An unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient |
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unusual differential for a pulseless trauma patient |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock |
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0974-2700 |
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2012-01-01 |
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Hemorrhagic shock is the most common reason to explain the inability to feel pulse in a trauma patient. However, clinicians should always suspect atypical causes for differential pulses in this population and Takayasu′s arteritis (TA) is one such example. We report a case of aorto-arteritis in a patient who presented with trauma and was later diagnosed with TA. She had blood pressure discrepancy between upper and lower limbs noted upon her initial trauma evaluation. |
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Pulseless Takayasu trauma |
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